DOT or SAT for Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis? A Non-Randomized Comparison in a High HIV-Prevalence Setting
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Mohr, EDaniels, J
Beko, B
Isaakidis, P
Cox, V
Steele, S
Muller, O
Snyman, L
De Azevedo, V
Shroufi, A
Trivino Duran, L
Hughes, J
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2017-05-18Submitted date
2017-05-30
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PLoS ONEAbstract
Daily directly-observed therapy (DOT) is recommended for rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (RR-TB) patients throughout treatment. We assessed the impact of self-administered treatment (SAT) in a South African township with high rates of RR-TB and HIV.Publisher
Public Library of SciencePubMed ID
28542441Language
enISSN
1932-6203ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1371/journal.pone.0178054
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