Tuberculosis in Russia and the problem of multiple drug resistance.

Autor: Yerokhin VV; Central Tuberculosis Research Institute (CTRI), Russian Academy of Medical Science, Moscow., Punga VV, Rybka LN
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences [Ann N Y Acad Sci] 2001 Dec; Vol. 953, pp. 133-7.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2001.tb11370.x
Abstrakt: Tuberculosis cases in Russia doubled from 1991 to 2000, when the incidence reached 90 per 100,000; and Russian TB mortality rates are the highest in Europe. Implementation of WHO-recommended DOTS strategy is in the preliminary stages. The epidemiological data are presented as is the implementation strategy for stabilizing the epidemic.
Databáze: MEDLINE