Assessment of tuberculosis situation in Cairo governorate from 2006 to 2012 after application of directly observed therapy short-course strategy
| العنوان: | Assessment of tuberculosis situation in Cairo governorate from 2006 to 2012 after application of directly observed therapy short-course strategy |
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| المؤلفون: | Eman A El Ghany, Tarek S. Essawy, Ali A. Okab, Sherif A. Eissa |
| المصدر: | The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 52-57 (2016) |
| بيانات النشر: | Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2016. |
| سنة النشر: | 2016 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Pediatrics, medicine.medical_specialty, Tuberculosis, Clinical cohort, Antituberculous drugs, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, medicine, Short course, Directly Observed Therapy, lcsh:RC705-779, DOTS, business.industry, Incidence (epidemiology), lcsh:Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid, Healthcare worker, 030208 emergency & critical care medicine, lcsh:Diseases of the respiratory system, lcsh:RC86-88.9, medicine.disease, Surgery, Treatment success, Cairo, tuberculosis, 030228 respiratory system, business |
| الوصف: | Background Directly observed therapy short course (DOTS) is a strategy in which a trained healthcare worker or a designated individual provides the prescribed antituberculous drugs and watches the patient to ensure the patient is taking each dose. Aim The objective of this work was to study tuberculosis situation in Cairo governorate from 2006 to 2012 after application of DOTS. Methodology This was a retrospective clinical cohort study carried out at the Cairo governorate. Results Percentages of cure and complete treatment were 61.6 and 20.4%, respectively. The incidence of failure, death, default, and transfer out decreased after DOTS (2.2, 4.5, 8.6, and 2.7, respectively). Conclusion The introduction of DOTS in the Cairo governorate has led to a treatment success rate of 82% (nearly similar to the WHO target of ‘85%’). |
| تدمد: | 2314-8551 1687-8426 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::fb0d0a511e0d28cfb8a022d7fc979e71 https://doi.org/10.4103/1687-8426.176787 |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi.dedup.....fb0d0a511e0d28cfb8a022d7fc979e71 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
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