Global prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Authors

Nader Salari · Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences

Amir Hossein Kanjoori · Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences

Amin Hosseinian‐Far · University of Northampton

Razie Hasheminezhad · Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences

Kamran Mansouri · Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences

Masoud Mohammadi · Gerash University of Medical Sciences

Abstract

The global prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis was found to be very high, thus health authorities should consider ways to control and manage the disease to prevent a wider spread of tuberculosis and potentially subsequent deaths.

Topics & Keywords

Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Antibiotic Use and Resistance

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Infectious Diseases of Poverty

Volume 12, Issue 1, pp. 57-57

DOI: 10.1186/s40249-023-01107-x

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