Physician adherence to guidelines for tuberculosis and HIV care in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Physician adherence to guidelines for tuberculosis and HIV care in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis is the most common opportunistic infection among HIV-infected patients in Brazil. Brazil's national policy for HIV care recommends screening for latent tuberculosis (TB) and implementing isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT). OBJECTIVES: We compared physician adherence to...

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Main Authors: Valeria Saraceni, Antonio Guilherme Pacheco, Jonathan E Golub, Vitoria Vellozo, Bonnie S King, Solange C Cavalcante, Lois Eldred, Richard E Chaisson, Betina Durovni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
AIDS-related opportunistic infections
tuberculosis
disease prevention
guideline adherence
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