High-compliance tuberculosis treatment programme in a rural community.
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چکیده
The global tuberculosis epidemic is being fuelled by dual infection with human immunodeficiency virus type I. Short-course chemotherapy is effective but usually fails for operational reasons. A community-based treatment programme of twice-weekly fully-supervised treatment is described in which 89% of surviving patients completed treatment under programme conditions. Half the patients were successfully supervised by non-health workers. New approaches are needed to combat the global tuberculosis epidemic.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Lancet
دوره 343 8898 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1994