Risk factors for treatment default among re-treatment tuberculosis patients in India, 2006.

Risk factors for treatment default among re-treatment tuberculosis patients in India, 2006.

SETTING: Under India's Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP), >15% of previously-treated patients in the reported 2006 patient cohort defaulted from anti-tuberculosis treatment. OBJECTIVE: To assess the timing, characteristics, and risk factors for default amongst re-treatm...

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Main Authors: Ugra Mohan Jha, Srinath Satyanarayana, Puneet K Dewan, Sarabjit Chadha, Fraser Wares, Suvanand Sahu, Devesh Gupta, L S Chauhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2810342?pdf=render

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