Directly observed therapy for tuberculosis given twice weekly in the workplace in urban South Africa

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 704-707

  Bechan, Sudharshanie ^a   Connolly, Catherine ^a   Short, G Murray ^d   Standing, Elizabeth ^e   Wilkinson, David ^a,b,c  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Hlabisa Hospital   (South Africa)

^d Regional Office   (South Africa)

^e Pinetown Municipality   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Directly observed therapy; Isoniazid; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Pyrazinamide; Rifampicin; Streptomycin; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRANT WORKER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RELAPSE; SOUTH AFRICA; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; TINNITUS; TUBERCULOSIS; URBAN AREA; WORKPLACE;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0031459795     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(97)90532-0     Document Type: Article

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