45 Evaluation of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Guidelines and Outcomes by Treatment Site in South Africa

OBJECTIVES/GOALS: DR-TB care in South Africa includes decentralized treatment with shorter, all-oral regimens. Treatment guidelines direct regular clinical and laboratory evaluation to assess patient improvement. We therefore measured sputum collection frequency and follow-up time to assess fidelity...

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Main Authors: Charles H. Rhea, Violet Chihota, Matthew Oladimeji, Africa Peter F. Rebeiro, Gustavo Amorim, Nina von Knorring, Shaheed V. Omar, Farzana Ismail, Gavin Churchyard, Yuri van der Heijden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2024-04-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2059866124000566/type/journal_article