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Inappropriate tuberculosis treatment regimens in Chinese tuberculosis hospitals

Authors :
Hui Guo
Yuan Lian Hu
Martien W. Borgdorff
Ji Huan Fan
Guang Xue He
Susan van den Hof
Wei Min Zhang
Marieke J. van der Werf
Chris P. Tostado
Amsterdam institute for Infection and Immunity
Global Health
Amsterdam Public Health
Epidemiology and Data Science
Source :
Clinical infectious diseases, 52(7), E153-E156. Oxford University Press
Publication Year :
2011

Abstract

This investigation of tuberculosis (TB) treatment regimens in 6 TB hospitals in China showed that only 18% of patients with new cases and 9% of patients with retreatment cases were prescribed standard TB treatment regimens. Adherence to treatment guidelines needs to be improved in TB hospitals to control multidrug-resistant TB in China.

Details

ISSN :
15376591 and 10584838
Volume :
52
Issue :
7
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....dd183395fef1bcfe47dfaa1ecd9d13d1