Early Outcomes Of Decentralized Care for Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis in Johannesburg, South Africa: An Observational Cohort Study.

We describe baseline characteristics, time to treatment initiation and interim patient outcomes at a decentralized, outpatient treatment site for rifampicin-resistant TB (RR-TB).Prospective observational cohort study of RR-TB patients from March 2013 until December 2014. Study subjects were followed...

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Main Authors: Rebecca Berhanu, Kathryn Schnippel, Erika Mohr, Kamban Hirasen, Denise Evans, Sydney Rosen, Ian Sanne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5094796?pdf=render