Treatment outcome cohort analysis in an integrated DOTS and DOTS-Plus TB program in Latvia.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
; 11(5): 585-7, 2007 May.
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| ID: mdl-17439686
ABSTRACT
International guidelines for treatment outcome analysis of tuberculosis cases have been published and are widely used. They do not, however, fully address the incorporation of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) cases. Here we present an approach to cohort analysis of treatment outcomes for all registered TB cases, including MDR-TB cases. We analyzed all new pulmonary smear- and/or culture-positive cases registered in Latvia during 2002. Analysis of treatment outcomes at 24 months after initial case registration showed overall treatment success at 84%. This approach to outcome analysis is possible only for settings where MDR-TB treatment is established.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tuberculose
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Tuberculose Resistente a Múltiplos Medicamentos
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Terapia Diretamente Observada
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Antituberculosos
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Guideline
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Letônia