Evaluation of a nurse practitioner-physician task-sharing model for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa.

Treatment success rates for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in South Africa remain close to 50%. Lack of access to timely, decentralized care is a contributing factor. We evaluated MDR-TB treatment outcomes from a clinical cohort with task-sharing between a clinical nurse practitioner (CNP...

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Main Authors: Jason E Farley, Norbert Ndjeka, Ana M Kelly, Erin Whitehouse, Simmi Lachman, Chakra Budhathoki, Kelly Lowensen, Ellie Bergren, Hloniphile Mabuza, Ntombasekhaya Mlandu, Martie van der Walt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5544244?pdf=render