Background Tuberculosis (TB), still remains a public health problem of great concern. It was
estimated that 8.6 million people developed TB and 1.3 million died from it. India has the …

Background: Tuberculosis remains a worldwide public health problem and India accounts
for highest TB burden in the world. The aim of the study was to evaluate the trend and …

Background: India is highest tuberculosis (TB) burden country accounting for approximately
20% of global TB burden. To tackle this problem, Revised National Tuberculosis Control …

Objective: To describe the status of cases 2-3 years after the initiation of treatment under
DOTS. Setting: After DOTS implementation in Tiruvallur district, south India, we followed up a …

Background: Knowledge about performance of DOTS services in a given area shall provide
vital information to find out discrepancies in DOT services and take necessary steps to …

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most ancient diseases of mankind. Despite
newer modalities for diagnosis and treatment, unfortunately, people are still suffering, and …

Background: India is the second most populated country in the world; it has more new TB
cases annually than any other country. In 2008, 1.98 million were estimated to have …

Background: Tuberculosis remains a worldwide public health problem despite the fact that
highly effective drugs are available making TB a curable disease. DOTS chemotherapy …

Materials and Methods The study was conducted at District Tuberculosis center, Yavatmal.
RNTCP was initiated in the district in August 2002. In the year December 2004, the entire …

Background: Majority of relapses after Short Course of Chemotherapy (SCC) occur within
two years after treatment initiation. Change in disease status over a period of time is termed …