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Simplified Medication Monitor Presented

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, March 17th, 1997

A new automatic medication monitor that is simpler than existing monitors could potentially be used in developing countries and in areas where directly observed therapy is not feasible.

This finding was presented by researcher Thomas Moulding and colleagues of Torrance, California's Harbor Vola Medical Center at the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease North American Region Second Mid Year Conference, held February 27 through March 2, 1997 in Chicago, Illinois.

Directly observed therapy (DOT) is the ideal treatment option for tuberculosis (TB), but is not always possible in rural areas. Medical monitors - devices that determine...

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