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Adherence to Tuberculosis Treatment, Sputum Smear Conversion and Mortality: A Retrospective Cohort Study in 48 Rwandan Clinics
BACKGROUND: Adherence to treatment and sputum smear conversion after 2 months of treatment are thought to be important for successful outcome of tuberculosis (TB) treatment. METHODS: Retrospective cohort study of new adult TB patients diagnosed in the first quarter of 2007 at 48 clinics in Rwanda. D...
Autores principales: | Kayigamba, Felix R., Bakker, Mirjam I., Mugisha, Veronicah, De Naeyer, Ludwig, Gasana, Michel, Cobelens, Frank, van der Loeff, Maarten Schim |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3774710/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24066053 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0073501 |
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