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Review
. 2002 Nov 30;325(7375):1282-6.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7375.1282.

Current medical treatment for tuberculosis

Edward D Chan  1 , Michael D Iseman
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Review

Current medical treatment for tuberculosis

Edward D Chan et al. BMJ. .
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Figure 1
Directly observed therapy in Rangoon, Burma. The two Buddhist nuns are receiving antituberculosis drugs at a public health facility that is also a poultry market
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Figure 2
Rate of completion of treatment for various directly observed therapy (DOT) regimens versus non-supervised therapy.16 Enhanced DOT standard=DOT plus incentives and enablers; modified DOT= supervision for only part of the treatment, typically during initial hospitalisation, followed by self supervision; non-supervised therapy= self administered therapy. Figure adapted from Chaulk and Kazandjian
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