Pilot Study of Twice-weekly Therapy for Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Taiwan

Pilot Study of Twice-weekly Therapy for Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Taiwan

Taiwan has never implemented supervised intermittent chemotherapy for pulmonary tuberculosis, and its application and results are unknown. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and feasibility of a 62-dose, four-drug, 6-month, twice-weekly regimen administered by directly observed t...

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Main Authors:	Chih-Bin Lin, Meng Tang, Ai-Hsi Hsu, Wei-Chieh Miu, Yeong-Sheng Lee, Jen-Jyh Lee
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2011-07-01
Series:	Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Subjects:	directly observed therapy (DOT) intermittent therapy pulmonary tuberculosis recurrence treatment outcome
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092966461160065X

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