Tuberculosis in Thailand: epidemiology and program performance, 2001–2005 | Zendy

Suksont Jittimanee | Zendy; Jirawat Vorasingha | Zendy; Wiriya Mad-asin | Zendy; Sriprapa Nateniyom | Zendy; Somsak Rienthong | Zendy; Jay K. Varma | Zendy

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Tuberculosis in Thailand: epidemiology and program performance, 2001–2005

Author(s) -

Suksont Jittimanee,

Jirawat Vorasingha,

Wiriya Mad-asin,

Sriprapa Nateniyom,

Somsak Rienthong,

Jay K. Varma

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.07.025

Subject(s) - tuberculosis , medicine , epidemiology , incidence (geometry) , environmental health , cure rate , surgery , pathology , physics , optics

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a package of services branded 'DOTS' (directly observed treatment, short course) to help countries detect at least 70% of all infectious tuberculosis (TB) cases and cure 85% of detected cases. We analyzed the epidemiology of TB and the national TB program (NTP) performance for the first 5 years of DOTS implementation in Thailand.

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