Improved consistency in dosing anti-tuberculosis drugs in Taipei, Taiwan.

BACKGROUND: It was reported that 35.5% of tuberculosis (TB) cases reported in 2003 in Taipei City had no recorded pre-treatment body weight and that among those who had, inconsistent dosing of anti-TB drugs was frequent. Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have taken actions to strengthen dosin...

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Main Authors: Chen-Yuan Chiang, Ming-Chih Yu, Hsiu-Chen Shih, Muh-Yong Yen, Yu-Ling Hsu, Shiang-Lin Yang, Tao-Ping Lin, Kuan-Jen Bai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3428337?pdf=render