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Directly observed therapy of tuberculosis in Brazil: associated determinants and impact on treatment outcome

DOI

29

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0

References

2015

Year

Bárbara Reis-Santos, I Pellacani-Posses, Laylla Ribeiro Macedo, J. E. Golub, Lee W. Riley, Ethel Leonor Nóia Maciel
The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Abstract

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics are determinants of anti-tuberculosis treatment outcomes in patients undergoing DOT; DOT use led to a 25% reduction in unfavorable outcomes.