Tuberculosis is among the top ten causes of global mortality and affects low-income
countries in particular. This paper examines, through a literature review, the impact of …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the clinical outcomes of patients prescribed the World Health
Organization (WHO) Category II retreatment regimen for tuberculosis (TB). DESIGN: A …

Tuberculosis (TB) management has moved from chaotic systems and low patient adherence
with treatment regimens to the directly observed therapy, short course (DOTS) strategy …

We aimed to evaluate the treatment outcome of pulmonary tuberculosis patients and factors
affecting treatment outcomes. We analyzed the records of 586 pulmonary tuberculosis …

We used the 2005 and 2006 national surveillance data to elucidate some of the risk factors
for treatment default and death among tuberculosis (TB) patients in Hunan, China. Risk of …

SETTING: Tuberculosis clinic in a referral hospital. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of risk
factors on the outcome of retreatment in relapse and defaulter pulmonary tuberculosis …

While combination antiretroviral treatment has had a profound impact on the morbidity and
mortality of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, the adherence demands of this …

SETTING: Directly observed therapy (DOT) is a core element of tuberculosis (TB) care and
control efforts. In Taiwan, DOT was implemented in 2006, when the Stop TB Strategy was …

SETTING: Central Sulawesi Province, Republic of Indonesia. OBJECTIVE: To increase
tuberculosis case notification and maintain high treatment success rates through community …

SETTING: East Timorese refugees evacuated to Darwin, Australia, September 1999.
OBJECTIVE: Presentation of the process and results of tuberculosis (TB) screening in a …