Epidemiological profi le of patients who dropped out of treatment for tuberculosis in a priority municipal district of Rio Grande do Sul

• Main Authors: Lia Gonçalves Possuelo (Author), Charlene dos Santos Silveira (Author), Paola Teixeira dos Passos (Author), Tamíris Cristina Hagemann Soder (Author), Marcelo Carneiro (Author), Luciana Fanfa (Author), Cristiane Pimentel Hernandes Machado (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul, 2012-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and Objectives: Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease of which treatment is complex and time-consuming, resulting in high dropout rates. Abandonment leads to continuous transmission rates, increased morbidity and mortality and microbial resistance. Santa Cruz do Sul is considered one of the 15 p...