Prospective 1-year follow-up study of all cured, new sputum smear positive tuberculosis patients under the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program in Hyderabad, Telangana State, India

Prospective 1-year follow-up study of all cured, new sputum smear positive tuberculosis patients under the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program in Hyderabad, Telangana State, India

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading causes of mortality in India. The Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP) is a robust public health system to deal with TB in India. Unless the treated patient comes back to the system with signs and symptoms of TB due to relapse or r...

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Main Authors: Neeta Mathur, Chakrapani Chatla, Saba Syed, Yogesh Patel, Snigdha Pattnaik, Dilip Mathai, Adepu Rajesham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Lung India
Subjects:
follow-up
health status
new sputum smear positive (nsp)
posttreatment survival
revised national tuberculosis control program
tuberculosis
Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2019;volume=36;issue=6;spage=519;epage=524;aulast=Mathur

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