Outcomes of TB treatment by HIV status in national recording systems in Brazil, 2003-2008.

BACKGROUND: Although the Brazilian national reporting system for tuberculosis cases (SINAN) has enormous potential to generate data for policy makers, formal assessments of treatment outcomes and other aspects of TB morbidity and mortality are not produced with enough depth and rigor. In particular,...

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Main Authors: Mauro Sanchez, Patricia Bartholomay, Denise Arakaki-Sanchez, Donald Enarson, Karen Bissell, Draurio Barreira, Anthony Harries, Afrânio Kritski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3310054?pdf=render