Household members and health care workers as supervisors of tuberculosis treatment Miembros familiares y profesionales de salud en la supervisión del tratamiento de la tuberculosis Membros familiares e profissionais de saúde na supervisão do tratamento da tuberculose

• Main Authors: Ethel Leonor Noia Maciel (Author), Leticia Molino Guidoni (Author), Ana Paula Brioshi (Author), Thiago Nascimento do Prado (Author), Geisa Fregona (Author), David Jamil Hadad (Author), Lucilia Pereira Molino (Author), Moises Palaci (Author), John L Johnson (Author), Reynaldo Dietze (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2010-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To compare tuberculosis cure rates among patients supervised by household members or health care workers. METHODS: Prospective cohort study of 171 patients treated by the program in Vitoria, Southeastern Brazil, from 2004 to 2007. Each patient was followed-up for six months until the end...