Predictors of noncompliance to pulmonary tuberculosis treatment: An insight from South America.

Predictors of noncompliance to pulmonary tuberculosis treatment: An insight from South America.

PURPOSE:To investigate the factors associated with a higher risk of noncompliance to tuberculosis (TB) treatment in Porto Alegre, Brazil. METHODS:We identified 478 adult patients for this case-control study undergoing treatment for confirmed pulmonary TB. Cases (noncompliance) were defined as patien...

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Main Authors: Samanta Madeira de Oliveira, Stephan Altmayer, Matheus Zanon, Luzielio Alves Sidney-Filho, Ana Luiza Schneider Moreira, Paulo de Tarso Dalcin, Anderson Garcez, Bruno Hochhegger, José da Silva Moreira, Guilherme Watte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6133354?pdf=render

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