Use of Spatial Information to Predict Multidrug Resistance in Tuberculosis Patients, Peru
oleh: Hsien-Ho Lin, Sonya S. Shin, Carmen Contreras, Luis Asencios, Christopher J. Paciorek, Ted Cohen
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-05-01 |
Deskripsi
To determine whether spatiotemporal information could help predict multidrug resistance at the time of tuberculosis diagnosis, we investigated tuberculosis patients who underwent drug susceptibility testing in Lima, Peru, during 2005–2007. We found that crude representation of spatial location at the level of the health center improved prediction of multidrug resistance.