Risk factors for tuberculosis treatment failure among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in four health regions of Burkina Faso, 2009: case control study

Autor: Bernard Sawadogo, Khin San Tint, Mufuta Tshimanga, Lazarus Kuonza, Laurent Ouedraogo
Jazyk: English<br />French
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: The Pan African Medical Journal, Vol 21, Iss 152 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1937-8688
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2015.21.152.4827
Popis: INTRODUCTION: in Burkina Faso, the tuberculosis (TB) treatment failure rate increased from 2.5% in 2000 to 8.3% in 2006. The risk factors for TB treatment failure in the country are not well known. The study aims to determine the risk factors for treatment failure among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in four health region of Burkina Faso and to recommend appropriate interventions.
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