Tuberculosis treatment outcome and predictors in northern Ethiopian prisons: a five-year retrospective analysis

Tuberculosis treatment outcome and predictors in northern Ethiopian prisons: a five-year retrospective analysis

Abstract Background The prison situations are notorious for causing interruptions of tuberculosis (TB) treatment and occurrence of unfavorable outcomes. In Ethiopian prisons, though TB treatment programs exist, treatment outcome results and factors contributing to unsuccessful outcome are not well d...

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Main Authors: Kelemework Adane, Mark Spigt, Geert-Jan Dinant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Treatment outcome
Prisons
Ethiopia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-018-0600-1

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