A longitudinal community-based ototoxicity monitoring programme and treatment effects for drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment, Western Cape

A longitudinal community-based ototoxicity monitoring programme and treatment effects for drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment, Western Cape

Background: South Africa has a high burden of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DRTB) and until recently, ototoxic aminoglycosides were predominant in treatment regimens. Community-based ototoxicity monitoring programmes (OMPs) have been implemented for early detection of hearing loss and increased patie...

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Main Authors: Lucia J. Stevenson, Leigh Biagio-de Jager, Marien A. Graham, De Wet Swanepoel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2022-03-01
Series:South African Journal of Communication Disorders
Subjects:
community-based services
community health workers
decentralised services
tuberculosis
drug-resistant tuberculosis
hearing loss
ototoxicity monitoring
audiometry
south africa
Online Access:https://sajcd.org.za/index.php/sajcd/article/view/886

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