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Geographic predictors of primary multidrug-resistant tuberculosis cases in an endemic area of Lima, Peru

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Volume 18, No. 11, Year 2014

SETTING: Peru reports among the highest multidrugresistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) rates in the Americas, with a growing proportion in previously untreated tuberculosis (TB) cases. The identification of clusters of primary MDR-TB compared with drug-susceptible TB (DS-TB) could help prioritize interventions.
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Infectious Diseases