Journal article
Treatment correlates of successful outcomes in pulmonary multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: an individual patient data meta-analysis
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Treatment outcomes for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis remain poor. We aimed to estimate the association of treatment success and death with the use of individual drugs, and the optimal number and duration of treatment with those drugs in patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
METHODS: In this individual patient data meta-analysis, we searched MEDLINE, Embase, and the Cochrane Library to identify potentially eligible …
Authors
treatment–2017 TCGFTM-AOIPDIM-T; Ahmad N; Ahuja SD; Akkerman OW; Alffenaar J-WC; Anderson LF; Baghaei P; Bang D; Barry PM; Bastos ML
Journal
The Lancet, Vol. 392, No. 10150, pp. 821–834
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
September 2018
DOI
10.1016/s0140-6736(18)31644-1
ISSN
0140-6736