Interventions for improving adherence to treatment for latent tuberculosis infection: A systematic review

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Stuurman, Anke L ^a   Vonk Noordegraaf Schouten, Marije ^a   van Kessel, Femke ^a   Oordt Speets, Anouk M ^a   Sandgren, Andreas ^b   van der Werf, Marieke J ^b  

^a Pallas Health Research and Consultancy BV   (Netherlands)

^b EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Latent tuberculosis; Risk groups; Treatment adherence; Treatment completion; Treatment initiation; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOXIC HEPATITIS; MOTIVATION;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; HUMANS; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84973315066     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-016-1549-4     Document Type: Article

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