Treatment outcomes of patients with MDR-TB in Nepal on a current programmatic standardised regimen: retrospective single-centre study

Samiksha Ghimire; Samriddhi Karki; Bhagwan Maharjan; Jos G W Kosterink; Daan J Touw; Tjip S van der Werf; Bhabana Shrestha; Jan-Willem Alffenaar

doi:10.1136/bmjresp-2020-000606

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Treatment outcomes of patients with MDR-TB in Nepal on a current programmatic standardised regimen: retrospective single-centre study

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Samiksha Ghimire Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Groningen Faculty of Medical Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Samriddhi Karki Tuberculosis Unit, Nepal Anti-Tuberculosis Association/German Nepal TB Project, Kathmandu, Nepal PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Bhagwan Maharjan Tuberculosis Unit, Nepal Anti-Tuberculosis Association/German Nepal TB Project, Kathmandu, Nepal PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jos G W Kosterink Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Groningen Faculty of Medical Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Daan J Touw Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Groningen Faculty of Medical Sciences, Groningen, The NetherlandsGroningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, University of Groningen, Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Tjip S van der Werf Infectious Diseases Service and Tuberculosis Unit, University of Groningen Faculty of Medical Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Bhabana Shrestha Tuberculosis Unit, Nepal Anti-Tuberculosis Association/German Nepal TB Project, Kathmandu, Nepal PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jan-Willem Alffenaar Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Groningen Faculty of Medical Sciences, Groningen, The NetherlandsFaculty of Medicine and Health, School of Pharmacy and Westmead hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Samiksha Ghimire; s.ghimire{at}umcg.nl

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Ghimire S, Karki S, Maharjan B, et al

Treatment outcomes of patients with MDR-TB in Nepal on a current programmatic standardised regimen: retrospective single-centre study

BMJ Open Respiratory Research 2020;7:e000606. doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2020-000606

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Received April 8, 2020
Revised July 16, 2020
Accepted July 16, 2020
First published August 12, 2020.

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November 15, 2022

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