Multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis risk factors
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Risk Factors
The risk factor for developing multi-drug resistant tuberculosis include:[1]
- Exposure to a patient with MDR-TB
- HIV infection
- Previous incarceration
- Failed TB treatment
- Failure to respond to standard TB treatment
- Relapse following standard TB treatment
References
- ↑ Z. Mor, D. Goldblatt, H. Kaidar-Shwartz, N. Cedar, E. Rorman & D. Chemtob (2014). "Drug-resistant tuberculosis in Israel: risk factors and treatment outcomes". The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 18 (10): 1195–1201. doi:10.5588/ijtld.14.0192. PMID 25216833. Unknown parameter
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