Time to initiation of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment and its relation with outcome in a high incidence district in Lima, Peru

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Fecha

2015

Registro en:

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/10785

Tropical Medicine & International Health

https://doi.org/10.1111/tmi.12430

https://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/4785276

Institución

Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (Perú)

Resumen

Objective: To determine the time from diagnosis to start of multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) treatment in Lima, Peru. Methods: We studied new smear-positive TB adults that were started on MDR TB treatment or that were switched to it between June 2008 and December 2011. Results: Time from the first positive smear to MDR-TB treatment was >30 days in 35% (13/37) of patients. Among the 27% (24/88) of patients that switched to MDR-TB treatment, time from the last dose of a drug-susceptible regimen was >30 days. Conclusion: Start of and switching to MDR TB treatment is still delayed.

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