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Factors associated with default from treatment among tuberculosis patients in nairobi province, Kenya: A case control study

BACKGROUND: Successful treatment of tuberculosis (TB) involves taking anti-tuberculosis drugs for at least six months. Poor adherence to treatment means patients remain infectious for longer, are more likely to relapse or succumb to tuberculosis and could result in treatment failure as well as foste...

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Autores principales: Muture, Bernard N, Keraka, Margaret N, Kimuu, Peter K, Kabiru, Ephantus W, Ombeka, Victor O, Oguya, Francis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3224095/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21906291
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-696