Assessment of tuberculosis situation in Cairo governorate from 2006 to 2012 after application of directly observed therapy short-course strategy

Assessment of tuberculosis situation in Cairo governorate from 2006 to 2012 after application of directly observed therapy short-course strategy

Abstract Background Directly observed therapy short course (DOTS) is a strategy in which a trained healthcare worker or a designated individual provides the prescribed antituberculous drugs and watches the patient to ensure the patient is taking each dose. Aim The objective of this work was to study...

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Main Authors: Sherif A. Eissa, Ali A. Okab, Tarek S. Essawy, Eman A. El Ghany
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2016-02-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology
Subjects:
Cairo
DOTS
tuberculosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.4103/1687-8426.176787

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