Browsing by Subject "Lung Tuberculosis"

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Additional evidence to support the phasing-out of treatment category II regimen for pulmonary tuberculosis in Peru

Ponce, M.; Ugarte Gil, Cesar Augusto; Zamudio Fuertes, Carlos Eduardo; Krapp, F.; Gotuzzo Herencia, José Eduardo; Seas Ramos, Carlos Rafael (Oxford University Press, 2012)

The effectiveness of the World Health Organization's (WHO) treatment category II regimen for tuberculosis in 124 patients was compared to that of 1147 patients receiving treatment category I in Lima, Peru following WHO's ...
Evaluation of clinical prediction rules for respiratory isolation of inpatients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis

Solari, L.; Acuna-Villaorduna, C.; Soto, A.; Van Der Stuyft, P. (Oxford University Press, 2011)

Background: In the framework of hospital infection control, various clinical prediction rules (CPRs) for respiratory isolation of patients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) have been developed. Our aim was to ...
A new era for global tuberculosis control

Boccia, D.; Evans, Carlton Anthony William (Elsevier, 2011)

A Lancet Editorial emphasised the need “to move away from the over medicalisation of tuberculosis and recognise its intersection with other sectors” and argued for the role of WHO in this “new era for global tuberculosis ...

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