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Community-based directly observed therapy is effective and results in better treatment outcomes for patients with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in Uganda

BACKGROUND: Health facility-based directly observed therapy (HF DOT) is the main strategy for the management of patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR TB) in Uganda, however, this still yields sub-optimal treatment outcomes. We set out to assess the effectiveness of community-based directly o...

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Autores principales: Makabayi-Mugabe, Rita, Musaazi, Joseph, Zawedde-Muyanja, Stella, Kizito, Enock, Fatta, Katherine, Namwanje-Kaweesi, Hellen, Turyahabwe, Stavia, Nkolo, Abel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10644403/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37957610
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-10120-7