Community-Based Therapy for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Lima, Peru

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Authors

Carole D. Mitnick · Harvard University

Jaime Bayona · Harvard University

Eda Palacios · EsSALUD

Sonya Shin · Brigham and Women's Hospital

Jennifer Furin · Harvard University

Félix Alcántara · EsSALUD

Epifanio Sánchez · Universidad Privada Sergio Bernales

Abstract

Community-based outpatient treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis can yield high cure rates even in resource-poor settings. Early initiation of appropriate therapy can preserve susceptibility to first-line drugs and improve treatment outcomes.

Topics & Keywords

Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 348, Issue 2, pp. 119-128

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa022928

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