Long-Term Mortality and Active Tuberculosis Disease Among Patients Who Were Lost to Follow-Up During Second-Line Tuberculosis Treatment in 2011-2014: Population-Based Study in the Country of Georgia

Background High rates of loss to follow-up (LFU) exist among patients with multidrug and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (M/XDR TB). We aimed to identify long-term clinical outcomes of patients who were LFU during second-line TB treatment. Methods We conducted a follow-up study among adults...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2021-06, Vol.8 (6), p.ofab127-ofab127, Article 127
Hauptverfasser:	Kuchukhidze, Giorgi, Baliashvili, Davit, Adamashvili, Natalia, Kasradze, Ana, Kempker, Russell R., Magee, Matthew J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Analysis Disease transmission Drug resistance in microorganisms Immunology Infectious Diseases Life Sciences & Biomedicine Major Microbiology Mortality Patient compliance Patient outcomes Science & Technology Tuberculosis
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