(2008) Implementation of directly observed short course therapy for tuberculosis. Journal of Biological Sciences. pp. 217-220. ISSN 17273048 (ISSN)
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Abstract
In this study, directly observed short course therapy (DOTS) was implemented to control tuberculosis in a camp in Iran. First, one study had been conducted in 1996 (before DOTS implementation) as active case finding then DOTS have been implemented in 1997. Another study was carried out in 2004 for evaluation of the effects of DOTS. In the first study, 16 patients with pulmonary TB (50 smear positive) were detected. During the years of DOTS implementation, the number of TB cases decreased significantly. In the second study, no pulmonary TB was detected. Our experience showed that DOTS significantly and effectively decreases TB in refugees and leads to a high cure rate and prevents death. © 2008 Asian Network for Scientific Information.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | DOTS Refugees Tuberculosis tuberculostatic agent adolescent anorexia article clinical effectiveness clinical feature controlled study coughing female fever hemoptysis human Iran lung tuberculosis major clinical study male mass screening mortality night sweat prevalence short course therapy sputum smear tuberculosis control weight reduction |
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| Page Range: | pp. 217-220 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Biological Sciences |
| Journal Index: | Scopus |
| Volume: | 8 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.3923/jbs.2008.217.220 |
| ISSN: | 17273048 (ISSN) |
| Depositing User: | مهندس مهدی شریفی |
| URI: | http://eprints.bmsu.ac.ir/id/eprint/874 |
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