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Does directly observed therapy (DOT) reduce drug resistant tuberculosis?
BMC public health - 7 Jan 2011
Moonan Patrick K, Quitugua Teresa N, Pogoda Janice M, Woo Gary, Drewyer Gerry, Sahbazian Behzad, Dunbar Denise, Jost Kenneth C, Wallace Charles, Weis Stephen E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Directly observed therapy (DOT) is a widely recommended and promoted strategy to manage tuberculosis (TB), however, there is still disagreement about the role of DOT in TB control and the impact it has on reducing the acquisition and transmission of drug resistant TB. This study compares the portion of drug resistant genotype clusters, representing recent transmission, within and between communities...
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