Evaluation of the Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (DR-TB) management component under the National Tuberculosis Elimination Program (NTEP) in Kerala, India, 2021-22

Background and Objective: We evaluated the DR-TB component of the National Tuberculosis Elimination Program (NTEP) in a high-burden district in Kerala to identify the programmatic gaps, if any, in screening, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of notified DR-TB patients. Methods: A mixed-methods des...

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Main Authors: Raman Swathy Vaman, Madhanraj Kalyanasundaram, Malu Mohan, Narayana Pradeepa, Manoj V. Murhekar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-01-01
Series:Lung India
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_355_24