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Tuberculosis prevalence rates in China fall after DOTS introduced by WHO
September 5th, 2004
An analysis of a decade-long tuberculosis (TB) program in China shows that prevalence rates of the disease have fallen substantially since the introduction of the TB control strategy known as DOTS to half the country's population. The results not only demonstrate the effectiveness of DOTS, but also provide a powerful argument for the need to expand the strategy across the entire country. DOTS is the internationally recommended strategy to control TB combining five elements: political commitment, microscopy services, drug supplies, surveillance and monitoring systems, and the use of highly efficacious treatment regimes with direct observation of...
Source: Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA (2004-09-05)
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