Patient- and provider-level risk factors associated with default from tuberculosis treatment, South Africa, 2002: a case-control study

• Main Authors: Finlay Alyssa (Author), Lancaster Joey (Author), Holtz Timothy H (Author), Weyer Karin (Author), Miranda Abe (Author), van der Walt Martie (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Persons who default from tuberculosis treatment are at risk for clinical deterioration and complications including worsening drug resistance and death. Our objective was to identify risk factors associated with tuberculosis (TB) trea...