Tuberculosis

Studies from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have provided new data on tuberculosis

Published in Hospital Business Week, August 9th, 2009

According to a study from the United States, "The World Health Organization recommends that national tuberculosis (TB) programs encourage public and private providers to follow the 'International standards for tuberculosis care'. We assessed services and treatment outcomes in TB patients in public and private facilities to inform public-private mix scale-up in Thailand."

"We prospectively collected data on TB patients in four provinces and the national infectious diseases hospital during 2004-2006. We analyzed services and outcomes among new pulmonary TB patients according to facility type. Of 7526 patients, 4539 (60%) were treated in small public facilities, 2275 (30%)...

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Source: Hospital Business Week (2009-08-09)

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