Assessment of the efficacy of Directly Observed Treatment with short course (DOTS) for pulmonary tuberculosis in Sharkia governorate

Background: DOTS remains one of the most widely-implemented and longest-running global health interventions in tuberculosis control. Aim of the work: To evaluate DOTS strategy based on WHO guidelines on pulmonary tuberculosis in both Chest and Zagazig University Hospitals. Patients and methods: This...

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Main Authors: Howida Elkomy, Mohamed Awad, Ashraf El-Shora, Badawy Elsherbeni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-04-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763813000630