Treatment outcome of TB/HIV positive and negative smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients treated using daily self-administered therapy in a Cameroonian District Hospital

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 469-475

  Sume, G E ^a   Hoshen, M ^b   Bita, G ^c   Kabore, S ^d   Nzima, V N ^c  

^a Regional Delegation of Public Health   (Cameroon)

^b ROSETTA GENOMICS LTD   (Israel)

^c Regional Delegation of Public Health Littoral   (Cameroon)

^d Medicins Sans Frontiere Suisse   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CAMEROON; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957589559     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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