Reversing the tuberculosis upwards trend: A success story in Romania

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 168-170

  Marica, C ^a   Didilescu, C ^a   Galie, N ^a   Chiotan, D ^a   Zellweger, J P ^b   Sotgiu, G ^c   D'Ambrosio, L ^d   Centis, R ^d   Ditiu, L ^d   Migliori, G B ^d,e  

^a National Institute Marius Nasta   (Romania)

^b Swiss Lung Association   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^e IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Incidence; Romania; Success rate; Targets; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RATE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROMANIA; SPUTUM SMEAR; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; ROMANIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 58849126146     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00104308     Document Type: Article

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