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Treatment outcomes and associated factors among patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Ashanti Region, Ghana: a retrospective, cross-sectional study.

Victoria PanfordEmmanuel KumahCollins KokuroPrince Owusu AdomaMichael Afari BaidooAdam FusheiniSamuel Egyakwa AnkomahSamuel Kofi AgyeiPeter Agyei-Baffour
Published in: BMJ open (2022)
Favourable treatment outcomes for patients with MDR-TB can be achieved in a resource-limited country. Although the recommended WHO target of ≥75% was not met, the current result (71.7% treatment success rate) is still commendable considering all the challenges associated with TB treatment in Ghana.
Keyphrases
  • multidrug resistant
  • mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • drug resistant
  • acinetobacter baumannii
  • combination therapy
  • tyrosine kinase
  • cystic fibrosis
  • pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • replacement therapy
  • electronic health record