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An Evaluation of Treatment Outcomes in a Cohort of Clients on the DOTS Strategy, 2012–2016
We present, for the first time, an evaluation of treatment outcomes in a cohort at a TB referral centre in the Central Region of Ghana. Of the 213 clients placed on DOTS, 59.2% (126/213) were sputum smear-positive. An overall cure rate of 90.2% (51.6% cured + 37.6% completed) and a death rate of 8.5...
Autores principales: | Tetteh, Ato Kwamena, Agyarko, Edward, Otchere, Joseph, Bimi, Langbong, Ayi, Irene |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Hindawi
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5832068/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29666702 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4287842 |
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