“Side effects--part of the package”: a mixed methods approach to study adverse events among patients being programmatically treated for DR-TB in Gujarat, India

“Side effects--part of the package”: a mixed methods approach to study adverse events among patients being programmatically treated for DR-TB in Gujarat, India

Abstract Background High rates of Adverse Events (AEs) during treatment is one of the leading causes of unsuccessful treatment outcomes among patients with drug resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB). However, information related to AEs is not systematically collected and managed under programmatic setting....

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Main Authors: Arjunkumar Jakasania, Kalpita Shringarpure, Dixit Kapadia, Radhika Sharma, Kedar Mehta, Arpit Prajapati, Soundappan Kathirvel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Adverse drug event
Drug resistant tuberculosis
Operational research
Incidence
India
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05660-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05660-w

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