Outcome of tuberculosis retreatment in routine conditions in Cotonou, Benin

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1242-1247

  Gninafon, M ^a   Tawo, L ^a   Kassa, F ^a   Monteiro, G P ^a   Zellweger, J P ^b   Shang, H ^b   Lambregts, K ^c   Trébucq, Arnaud ^d  

^a National Tuberculosis Programme   (Benin)

^b Ligue Pulmonaire Suisse   (Switzerland)

^c KNCV TUBERCULOSIS FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

^d INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE   (France)

Author keywords

Benin; Cohort; Result; Retreatment; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; THIOACETAZONE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BENIN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; RETREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SPUTUM SMEAR; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

ADULT; BENIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RECURRENCE; RETREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT REFUSAL; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 5644269101     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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