Rifampicin for continuation phase tuberculosis treatment in Uganda: a cost-effectiveness analysis.

<h4>Background</h4>In Uganda, isoniazid plus ethambutol is used for 6 months (6HE) during the continuation treatment phase of new tuberculosis (TB) cases. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends using isoniazid plus rifampicin for 4 months (4HR) instead of 6HE. We compare...

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Main Authors: Yukari C Manabe, Sabine M Hermans, Mohammed Lamorde, Barbara Castelnuovo, C Daniel Mullins, Andreas Kuznik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22723960/?tool=EBI