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Shunxian Zhang1, Lei Qiu1, Dingzhong Wu1
1Longhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
What Is Already Known About This Topic?:
Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a critical global public health problem.
What Is Added By This Report?:
Sputum cultures and lung images show a strong association with treatment outcomes, serving as a multi-dimensional approach to identify MDR-TB patients with poor outcomes.
What Are The Implications For Public Health Practice?:
The results imply that funds and policy investments should be increased by early monitoring of MDR-TB patients, especially regarding imaging and sputum bacterium. By informing physicians on changes to the therapeutic schedule, treatment outcomes can be improved.
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