Treatment outcome of new culture positive pulmonary tuberculosis in Norway

• Main Authors: Heldal Einar (Author), Steen Tore W (Author), Tverdal Aage (Author), Farah Mohamed (Author), Brantsaeter Arne B (Author), Bjune Gunnar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2005-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The key elements in tuberculosis (TB) control are to cure the individual patient, interrupt transmission of TB to others and prevent the tubercle bacilli from becoming drug resistant. Incomplete treatment may result in excretion of b...