Public HealthInfectious Disease ControlInfectious DiseasesCommunicable Disease ControlTuberculosis ControlDirectly Observed TherapyDisease ControlPulmonary TuberculosisTreatmentTuberculosis CareTuberculosis Prevention
The resurgence of tuberculosis in recent years has made an effective control strategy indispensable. The strategy exists and is called DOTS--Directly Observed Treatment, Short-course. It has proved its effectiveness and now needs to be used worldwide on a much larger scale.