Treatment outcome of tuberculosis patients under directly observed treatment short course and its determinants in Shangla, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan: A retrospective study

Treatment outcome of tuberculosis patients under directly observed treatment short course and its determinants in Shangla, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan: A retrospective study

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in Pakistan. Assessment of TB treatment outcomes, monitoring and evaluation of its risk factors in Directly Observed Treatment Short Course (DOTS) are among the major indicators of the performance of a national TB...

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Main Authors: Tauseef Ahmad, Haroon, Muhammad Khan, Muhammad Mumtaz Khan, Eyasu Ejeta, Manoochehr Karami, Chinenyenwa Ohia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:
Directly observed treatment short course
Pakistan
treatment outcome
tuberculosis
Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2017;volume=6;issue=4;spage=360;epage=364;aulast=Ahmad

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