Tuberculosis in Thailand: epidemiology and program performance, 2001-2005

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 436-442

  Jittimanee, Suksont ^a   Vorasingha, Jirawat ^a   Mad asin, Wiriya ^a   Nateniyom, Sriprapa ^a   Rienthong, Somsak ^a   Varma, Jay K ^a,b  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

DOTS; HIV AIDS; Mortality; Surveillance; Thailand; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INCIDENCE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIXED INFECTION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PREVALENCE; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SPUTUM SMEAR; THAILAND; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DISEASE NOTIFICATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INCOME; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECURRENCE; THAILAND; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 67349085458     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.07.025     Document Type: Article

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