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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...
Autores principales: | Makabayi-Mugabe, Rita, Musaazi, Joseph, Zawedde-Muyanja, Stella, Kizito, Enock, Fatta, Katherine, Namwanje-Kaweesi, Hellen, Turyahabwe, Stavia, Nkolo, Abel |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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