Voluntary counselling, HIV testing and adjunctive cotrimoxazole are associated with improved TB treatment outcomes under routine conditions in Thyolo District, Malawi

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 579-585

  Chimzizi, R ^a   Gausi, F ^a   Bwanali, A ^a,b   Mbalume, D ^a,c   Teck, R ^b,d   Gomani, P ^b,d   Zachariah, R ^e   Zuza, W ^a,f   Malombe, R ^a,g   Salaniponi, F M ^a   Harries, Anthony D ^a,h  

^a National Tuberculosis Programme   (Malawi)

^b Thyolo District Health Services   (Malawi)

^c Malamulo Mission Hospital   (Malawi)

^d Medicins sans Frontieres Luxembourg ^*  (Malawi)

^e MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^f Mulanje District Health Services   (Malawi)

^g Mulanje Mission Hospital   (Malawi)

^h British High Commission   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Cotrimoxazole; HIV; Malawi; Tuberculosis; Voluntary counselling and HIV testing

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUNSELING; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALAWI; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION; TUBERCULOSIS; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS;

EID: 2442564670     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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