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Tuberculosis
Researchers from World Health Organization provide details of new studies and findings in the area of tuberculosis
May 26th, 2009
According to a study from Tradate, Italy, "At present, no published evidence is available on the effectiveness of the DOTS (directly observed treatment, short-course) strategy in reducing the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) within a country in the European ''hot spots''. The present study aimed to demonstrate the effectiveness of the strategy implementation in reversing the epidemiological TB trend in Romania based on programmatic data analysis." "Key programme indicators were analysed from 1998 to 2007, and included DOTS coverage, case-detection rate, treatment success and overall incidence of notified cases. Internationally agreed definitions were used. The key...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-05-26)
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