| Title |
Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Resistance among New and Previously Treated Sputum Smear-Positive Tuberculosis Patients in Uganda: Results of the First National Survey
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, August 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0070763 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Deus Lukoye, Francis Adatu, Kenneth Musisi, George William Kasule, Willy Were, Rosemary Odeke, Julius Namonyo Kalamya, Ann Awor, Anand Date, Moses L. Joloba |
| Abstract |
Multidrug resistant and extensively drug resistant tuberculosis (TB) have become major threats to control of tuberculosis globally. The rates of anti-TB drug resistance in Uganda are not known. We conducted a national drug resistance survey to investigate the levels and patterns of resistance to first and second line anti-TB drugs among new and previously treated sputum smear-positive TB cases. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 40% |
| United States | 1 | 20% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 20% |
| South Africa | 1 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 60% |
| Scientists | 1 | 20% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 20% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| India | 1 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 200 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 43 | 21% |
| Researcher | 28 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 24 | 12% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 20 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 10% |
| Other | 27 | 13% |
| Unknown | 40 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 73 | 36% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 20 | 10% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 16 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 14 | 7% |
| Social Sciences | 10 | 5% |
| Other | 21 | 10% |
| Unknown | 48 | 24% |