Treatment Outcomes for Adolescents With Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Lima, Peru

Dylan B. Tierney MD MPH; Meredith B. Milstein MPH; Justin Manjourides PhD; Jennifer J. Furin MD PhD; Carole D. Mitnick ScD

doi:10.1177/2333794X16674382

Global Pediatric Health (Oct 2016)

Treatment Outcomes for Adolescents With Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Lima, Peru

Dylan B. Tierney MD MPH,
Meredith B. Milstein MPH,
Justin Manjourides PhD,
Jennifer J. Furin MD PhD,
Carole D. Mitnick ScD

Affiliations

Dylan B. Tierney MD MPH: Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
Meredith B. Milstein MPH: Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
Justin Manjourides PhD: Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
Jennifer J. Furin MD PhD: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
Carole D. Mitnick ScD: Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/2333794X16674382
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3

Abstract

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Treatment outcomes for adolescents with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis are rarely reported and, to date, have been poor. Among 90 adolescents from Lima, Peru, 68 (75.6%) achieved cure or completion of treatment. Unsuccessful treatment was less common in the Peru cohort than previously described in the literature.

Published in Global Pediatric Health

ISSN: 2333-794X (Online)
Publisher: SAGE Publishing
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Pediatrics
Website: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/gph

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