Epidemiological profi le of patients who dropped out of treatment for tuberculosis in a priority municipal district of Rio Grande do Sul

Epidemiological profi le of patients who dropped out of treatment for tuberculosis in a priority municipal district of Rio Grande do Sul

Background and Objectives: Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease of which treatment is complex and time-consuming, resulting in high dropout rates. Abandonment leads to continuous transmission rates, increased morbidity and mortality and microbial resistance. Santa Cruz do Sul is considered one of the 15...

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Main Authors: Lia Gonçalves Possuelo, Charlene dos Santos Silveira, Paola Teixeira dos Passos, Tamíris Cristina Hagemann Soder, Marcelo Carneiro, Luciana Fanfa, Cristiane Pimentel Hernandes Machado
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul 2012-04-01
Series:Revista de Epidemiologia e Controle de Infecção
Online Access:https://online.unisc.br/seer/index.php/epidemiologia/article/view/2495

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