Household members and health care workers as supervisors of tuberculosis treatment Miembros familiares y profesionales de salud en la supervisión del tratamiento de la tuberculosis Membros familiares e profissionais de saúde na supervisão do tratamento da tuberculose

OBJECTIVE: To compare tuberculosis cure rates among patients supervised by household members or health care workers. METHODS: Prospective cohort study of 171 patients treated by the program in Vitoria, Southeastern Brazil, from 2004 to 2007. Each patient was followed-up for six months until the end...

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Main Authors: Ethel Leonor Noia Maciel, Leticia Molino Guidoni, Ana Paula Brioshi, Thiago Nascimento do Prado, Geisa Fregona, David Jamil Hadad, Lucilia Pereira Molino, Moises Palaci, John L Johnson, Reynaldo Dietze
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2010-04-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102010000200015