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1. Follow-up of patients with multidrug resistant tuberculosis four years after standardized first-line drug treatment.

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Guang Xue He, Yan Guang Xie, Li Xia Wang, Martien W Borgdorff, Marieke J van der Werf, Ji Huan Fan, Xing Lu Yan, Fa Bin Li, Xue Zhi Zhang, Yan Lin Zhao, and Susan van den Hof

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Medicine, Science
Abstract

BACKGROUND: In 2004, an anti-tuberculosis (TB) drug resistance survey in Heilongjiang province, China, enrolled 1574 (79%) new and 421 (21%) retreatment patients. Multi-drug resistant (MDR) TB was detected in 7.2% of new and 30.4% of retreatment patients. All received treatment with standardized first-line drug (FLD) regimens. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We report treatment outcomes of the 2004 cohort, and long-term outcomes as assessed in the second half of 2008. The reported cure rate for MDR-TB patients was 83% (94/113) among new and 66% (85/128) among retreatment patients (P

Published
2010
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2. Inappropriate tuberculosis treatment regimens in Chinese tuberculosis hospitals

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Hui Guo, Yuan Lian Hu, Martien W. Borgdorff, Ji Huan Fan, Guang Xue He, Susan van den Hof, Wei Min Zhang, Marieke J. van der Werf, Chris P. Tostado, Amsterdam institute for Infection and Immunity, Global Health, Amsterdam Public Health, and Epidemiology and Data Science

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Microbiology (medical), Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, China, Tuberculosis, Adolescent, Antitubercular Agents, Young Adult, Hospitals, Chronic Disease, medicine, Humans, Patient compliance, Intensive care medicine, Child, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, business.industry, Treatment regimen, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Infectious Diseases, Prescriptions, Child, Preschool, Female, Guideline Adherence, Health Services Research, business, Tb treatment
Abstract

This investigation of tuberculosis (TB) treatment regimens in 6 TB hospitals in China showed that only 18% of patients with new cases and 9% of patients with retreatment cases were prescribed standard TB treatment regimens. Adherence to treatment guidelines needs to be improved in TB hospitals to control multidrug-resistant TB in China.

Published
2011

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