Factors associated with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in Bhutan: A nationwide case-control study

Chador Tenzin; Natkamol Chansatitporn; Tashi Dendup; Tandin Dorji; Karma Lhazeen; Dorji Tshering; Thinley Pelzang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0236250

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Factors associated with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in Bhutan: A nationwide case-control study

Chador Tenzin ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: chador8tenzin@gmail.com

Affiliations Bumthang General Hospital, Ministry of Health, Royal Government of Bhutan, Bumthang, Bhutan, Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4754-4817

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Natkamol Chansatitporn,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Tashi Dendup,

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Health and Society, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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Tandin Dorji,

Roles Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Medical Services, Ministry of Health, Royal Government of Bhutan, Kawangjangsa, Thimphu, Bhutan
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Karma Lhazeen,

Roles Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Royal Government of Bhutan, Kawangjangsa, Thimphu, Bhutan
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Dorji Tshering,

Roles Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Central Regional Referral Hospital, Ministry of Health, Royal Government of Bhutan, Gelephu, Bhutan
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Thinley Pelzang

Roles Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Phuentsholing General Hospital, Ministry of Health, Royal Government of Bhutan, Phuentsholing, Bhutan
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Factors associated with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in Bhutan: A nationwide case-control study

Chador Tenzin,
Natkamol Chansatitporn,
Tashi Dendup,
Tandin Dorji,
Karma Lhazeen,
Dorji Tshering,
Thinley Pelzang

Published: July 27, 2020
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236250

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