Default of treatment in patients with tuberculosis during 10 years after standardized drug treatment

Background: Scaling-up in treatment for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is a health priority. Currently, treatment regimens are long with complications, and default rates are very high. Tuberculosis (TB) patients who do not complete treatment pose a potential public health risk and are categorized...

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Main Authors: Sayena Jabbehdari, Parissa Farnia, Payam Tabarsi, Masoud Hasani, Ali Akbar Velayati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
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Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2015;volume=4;issue=5;spage=164;epage=164;aulast=Jabbehdari;type=0