Community-based treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Lima, Peru: 7 years of experience

Sonya Shin, Jennifer Furin, Jaime Bayona, Kedar Mate, Jim Yong Kim and Paul Farmer

Social Science & Medicine, 2004, vol. 59, issue 7, 1529-1539

Abstract: Programs implementing community-based directly observed therapy (DOT) have demonstrated success in the treatment of patients with tuberculosis. However, given complexities in the management and treatment of patients infected with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), the utilization of community-based DOT to treat MDR-TB patients has only recently been successfully attempted. We describe the first such program and highlight the crucial components and most critical challenges to creating a successful community-based MDR-TB treatment program.

Keywords: Tuberculosis; Community-based; treatment; Non-governmental; organizations; Directly; observed; therapy; Multidrug-resistance; Peru (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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