High treatment success rate among multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients in Myanmar, 2012바카라 사이트�2014: a retrospective cohort study

Assessed outcomes among MDR-TB patients registered for treatment in the Yangon and Mandalay Regions

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 18 July 2018

• Country: Burma
• Document Type: Journal Article
• Theme: Health
• First published: 17 January 2018
• Authors: Thu, M.K., Kumar, AM. V, Soe, K.T. and Saw, S

Abstract

Since 2011, Myanmar has adopted domiciliary care for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients and implemented several patient-support measures such as community-based directly observed treatment, nutritional support and 铿乶ancial incentives for patients and providers. We assessed treatment outcomes among MDR-TB patients registered for treatment in the Yangon and Mandalay Regions of Myanmar during 2012바카라 사이트�2014 and factors associated with unfavourable treatment outcomes.

This research was supported by the UK Department for International Development바카라 사이트檚 Operational Research Capacity Building Programme led by the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union)

Citation

Thu MK, Kumar AM V, Soe KT, Saw S, Thein S, Mynit Z, Maung HMW, Aung ST. High treatment success rate among multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients in Myanmar, 2012바카라 사이트�2014: a retrospective cohort study. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2018;111:410바카라 사이트�7.

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Published 18 July 2018