Open AccessIndicators to ensure treatment initiation of all diagnosed sputum positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients under tuberculosis control programme in India
Author(s) -
Lavanya Jayabal,
Asha Frederick,
Sanjay Mehendale,
Banurekha Velayutham
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_361_16
Subject(s) - medicine , sputum , tuberculosis , referral , pulmonary tuberculosis , tuberculosis control , family medicine , pathology
Pretreatment loss to follow-up (PTLFU) is used as performance indicator of Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) of India.