Treatment outcome of extrapulmonary tuberculosis under Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme
Citation: Cherian, J. J., Lobo, I., Sukhlecha, A., Chawan, U., Kshirsagar, N. A., Nair, B. L., & Sawardekar, L. (2017). Treatment outcome of extrapulmonary tuberculosis under Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis, 64(2), 104–108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijtb.2016.11.028
Abstract: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) constitutes 15–20% of tuberculosis cases in India. Earlier studies have evaluated treatment outcomes of EPTB with little information on outcomes of individual site of EPTB.
The objective was to study the outcome of Directly Observed Treatment Short course (DOTS) treatment of EPTB in different organ systems under Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme.
The objective was to study the outcome of Directly Observed Treatment Short course (DOTS) treatment of EPTB in different organ systems under Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme.
Author(s): Indian Journal of Tuberculosis
Year: 2017
Language: English
Region(s): INDIA
Resource Type: Journal Articles
Source: Other
Filed under: extrapulmonary, HIV, India, Journal Article, NTP, Research, TB and HIV, TB control, Treatment
