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

• Hauptverfasser: Ethel Leonor Noia Maciel (Verfasst von), Leticia Molino Guidoni (Verfasst von), Ana Paula Brioshi (Verfasst von), Thiago Nascimento do Prado (Verfasst von), Geisa Fregona (Verfasst von), David Jamil Hadad (Verfasst von), Lucilia Pereira Molino (Verfasst von), Moises Palaci (Verfasst von), John L Johnson (Verfasst von), Reynaldo Dietze (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: Universidade de São Paulo, 2010-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Schlagworte: 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...