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Research Article: The Association Between Household Financial Burden and Patient Mobility and Their Impact on Loss to Follow-Up Among Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients in Guizhou, China

Date Published: 2023-05-17

Introduction:
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is an infectious disease that is defined as resistance to at least isoniazid and rifampin. Treating MDR-TB requires long-term, costly and multidrug regimens. It has been estimated that the latest treatment success rate is only % among MDR-TB and RR-TB (rifampicin-resistant TB) patients worldwide, and the rate of loss to follow-up (LTFU) is %. The Philippines and China have the highest LTFU rates of % and %, respectively. LTFU impedes the successful treatment and control of…

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