Population-level impact of shorter-course regimens for tuberculosis: a model-based analysis.
Despite current control efforts, global tuberculosis (TB) incidence is decreasing slowly. New regimens that can shorten treatment hold promise for improving treatment completion and success, but their impact on population-level transmission remains unclear. Earlier models projected that a four-month...
Main Authors: | Mariam O Fofana, Gwenan M Knight, Gabriela B Gomez, Richard G White, David W Dowdy |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4015982?pdf=render |
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