
Relapse and mortality among HIV-infected and uninfected patients with tuberculosis successfully treated with twice weekly directly observed therapy in rural South Africa
Author(s) -
Cathy Connolly,
Alasdair Reid,
Gerry Davies,
W Sturm,
Keith P. W. J. McAdam,
David Wilkinson
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/00002030-199908200-00015
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , pyrazinamide , ethambutol , rifampicin , isoniazid , regimen , directly observed therapy , surgery , mortality rate , confidence interval , gastroenterology , pathology
To determine post-treatment relapse and mortality rates among HIV-infected and uninfected patients with tuberculosis treated with a twice-weekly drug regimen under direct observation (DOT).