Household members and health care workers as supervisors of tuberculosis treatment Miembros familiares y profesionales de salud en la supervisión del tratamiento de la tuberculosis Membros familiares e profissionais de saúde na supervisão do tratamento da tuberculose

Household members and health care workers as supervisors of tuberculosis treatment Miembros familiares y profesionales de salud en la supervisión del tratamiento de la tuberculosis Membros familiares e profissionais de saúde na supervisão do tratamento da tuberculose

OBJECTIVE: To compare tuberculosis cure rates among patients supervised by household members or health care workers. METHODS: Prospective cohort study of 171 patients treated by the program in Vitoria, Southeastern Brazil, from 2004 to 2007. Each patient was followed-up for six months until the end...

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Main Authors: Ethel Leonor Noia Maciel, Leticia Molino Guidoni, Ana Paula Brioshi, Thiago Nascimento do Prado, Geisa Fregona, David Jamil Hadad, Lucilia Pereira Molino, Moises Palaci, John L Johnson, Reynaldo Dietze
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2010-04-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Dengue
Factores de Riesgo
Factores Socioeconómicos
Vigilancia Epidemiológica
Estudios Ecológicos
Tuberculose
Pacientes Domiciliares
Enfermagem Familiar
Cuidadores
Assistência Domiciliar
Conduta do Tratamento Medicamentoso
Resultado de Tratamento
Estudos de Coortes
Tuberculosis
Homebound Persons
Family Nursing
Caregivers
Home Nursing
Medication Therapy Management
Treatment Outcome
Cohort Studies
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