Completion of treatment for latent tuberculosis infection with monthly drug dispensation directly through the tuberculosis clinic.
SETTING: An Australian metropolitan TB clinic where treatment for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) comprises six months of isoniazid, self-administered but dispensed monthly by the clinic. OBJECTIVE: To determine the proportion of patients who complete treatment for LTBI and to identify factors...
Main Authors: | Claudia C Dobler, Guy B Marks |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3489795?pdf=render |
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