Scale-up of isoniazid preventive therapy in PEPFAR-assisted clinical sites in South Africa

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1020-1022

  Bristow, Claire C ^a   Larson, E ^a   Vilakazi Nhlapo, A K ^b   Wilson, M ^c   Klausner, J D ^a  

^a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention South Africa   (South Africa)

^b NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (South Africa)

^c UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; IPT; PEPFAR; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; ISONIAZID PREVENTIVE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALE UP; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; US PRESIDENT EMERGENCY PLAN FOR AIDS RELIEF;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; EPIDEMICS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ISONIAZID; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOUTH AFRICA; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84863602157     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.11.0744     Document Type: Article

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