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SUBMITTER: Falzon D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4487776 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Falzon Dennis D Gandhi Neel N Migliori Giovanni B GB Sotgiu Giovanni G Cox Helen S HS Holtz Timothy H TH Hollm-Delgado Maria-Graciela MG Keshavjee Salmaan S DeRiemer Kathryn K Centis Rosella R D'Ambrosio Lia L Lange Christoph G CG Bauer Melissa M Menzies Dick D
The European respiratory journal 20121025 1
A meta-analysis for response to treatment was undertaken using individual data of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) (resistance to isoniazid and rifampicin) patients from 26 centres. The analysis assessed the impact of additional resistance to fluoroquinolones and/or second-line injectable drugs on treatment outcome. Compared with treatment failure, relapse and death, treatment success was higher in MDR-TB patients infected with strains without additional resistance (n=4763; 64%, 95% CI ...[more]