Effects of Treatment Interruption Patterns on Treatment Success Among Patients With Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Armenia and Abkhazia

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Authors

Mathieu Bastard · Epicentre (South Africa)

Elisabeth Sánchez-Padilla · Epicentre (South Africa)

C. Hewison · Médecins Sans Frontières

Արմեն Հայրապետյան · National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia

Shazina Khurkhumal · Sokhumi State University

Francis Varaine · Médecins Sans Frontières

Maryline Bonnet

Abstract

This study shows that in a directly observed therapy-based MDR tuberculosis program, treatment interruptions at short intervals of ≥3 days directly affect treatment outcome.

Topics & Keywords

Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volume 211, Issue 10, pp. 1607-1615

DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiu551

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