National Survey of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in China

2012642 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Yanlin Zhao · Center for Disease Control

Shaofa Xu

Lixia Wang · Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention

Daniel P. Chin · Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Shengfen Wang · Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention

Guanglu Jiang

Hui Xia · Center for Disease Control

Yang Zhou

Abstract

China has a serious epidemic of drug-resistant tuberculosis. MDR tuberculosis is linked to inadequate treatment in both the public health system and the hospital system, especially tuberculosis hospitals; however, primary transmission accounts for most cases. (Funded by the Chinese Ministry of Health.).

Topics & Keywords

Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 366, Issue 23, pp. 2161-2170

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1108789

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