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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 12.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2016 Apr;20(4):430–434. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.15.0360

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The continuum of DR-TB/HIV care defines the processes and linkages that comprise optimal care for MDR-/XDR-TB/HIV. The y-axis represents patients retained in care; the x-axis represents the stages of the continuum; the arrows represent the linkages in the continuum. The box below defines tasks and processes that occur at each stage. TB = tuberculosis; HIV = human immunodeficiency virus; DR-TB = drug-resistant TB; VL = viral load; DST = drug susceptibility testing; MDR-TB = multidrug-resistant TB; XDR-TB = extensively drug-resistant TB. This image can be viewed online in colour at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iuatld/ijtld/2016/00000020/00000004/art00004