The Impact of a Line Probe Assay Based Diagnostic Algorithm on Time to Treatment Initiation and Treatment Outcomes for Multidrug Resistant TB Patients in Arkhangelsk Region, Russia.

The Impact of a Line Probe Assay Based Diagnostic Algorithm on Time to Treatment Initiation and Treatment Outcomes for Multidrug Resistant TB Patients in Arkhangelsk Region, Russia.

<h4>Background</h4>In the Arkhangelsk region of Northern Russia, multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) rates in new cases are amongst the highest in the world. In 2014, MDR-TB rates reached 31.7% among new cases and 56.9% among retreatment cases. The development of new diagnostic t...

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Main Authors: Platon Eliseev, Grigory Balantcev, Elena Nikishova, Anastasia Gaida, Elena Bogdanova, Donald Enarson, Tara Ornstein, Anne Detjen, Russell Dacombe, Elena Gospodarevskaya, Patrick P J Phillips, Gillian Mann, Stephen Bertel Squire, Andrei Mariandyshev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0152761&type=printable
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