Directly Observed Therapy Reduces Tuberculosis-Specific Mortality: A Population-Based Follow-Up Study in Taipei, Taiwan

OBJECTIVES: To determine the effect of directly observed therapy (DOT) on tuberculosis-specific mortality and non-TB-specific mortality and identify prognostic factors associated with mortality among adults with culture-positive pulmonary TB (PTB). METHODS: All adult Taiwanese with PTB in Taipei, Ta...

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Autores principales: Yen, Yung-Feng, Yen, Muh-Yong, Lin, Yi-Ping, Shih, Hsiu-Chen, Li, Lan-Huei, Chou, Pesus, Deng, Chung-Yeh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3838349/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24278152
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0079644

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3838349/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24278152
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0079644

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