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 ...

ATS 2017, WASHINGTON, DC -- Directly observed therapy (DOT) for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) was associated with a 77 percent decrease in mortality in the United States, compared to ...

With a view to further control the tuberculosis in the country, the Directly Observed Therapy – Short course (DOTS) plus programme, currently available in 10 states in the country, will be extended to ...

KARACHI, March 21 The increasing number of tuberculosis patients living without completing a prescribed drug therapy regime may pose a great challenge to public health efforts to control tuberculosis ...

This is the first study to combine molecular genotyping techniques and drug susceptibilities to demonstrate that DOT for tuberculosis is associated with less initial drug resistance and less ...