Decentralized Care for Rifampin-Resistant Tuberculosis, Western Cape, South Africa

Authors :: Robin M. Warren
Sarah V. Leavitt
Jacob Bor
Elizabeth J. Ragan
Jennifer Hughes
Tania Dolby
Tara C. Bouton
Helen E. Jenkins
Karen R. Jacobson
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 27, Iss 3, Pp 728-739 (2021), Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Year :: 2021
Publisher :: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2021.
Abstract: In 2011, South Africa implemented a policy to decentralize treatment for rifampin-resistant tuberculosis (TB) to reduce durations of hospitalization and enable local treatment. We assessed policy implementation in Western Cape Province, where services expanded from 6 specialized TB hospitals to 406 facilities, by analyzing National Health Laboratory Service data on TB during 2012-2015. We calculated the percentage of patients who visited a TB hospital

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