[PDF] Top 20 Risk factors associated with default among new smear positive TB patients treated under DOTS in India.

... area. New smear positive patients registered for treatment in two consecutive quarters during III quarter 2004 to III quarter 2005 formed the retrospective study ...defaulted ... See full document

... more in the most important risk factors for ...significant risk factors identified in univariate analyses was performed and used to develop a predictive model for treatment ... See full document

... Sputum smear is indicated to those in whom tuberculosis is suspected, according to Peruvian National Guidelines ...patient with a positive result and the pa- tient starts first-line ... See full document

... The DOTS (directly observed treatment short-course) strategy for tuberculosis (TB) control is recommended by the World Health Organization ...long-term TB treatment outcomes from DOTS programs ... See full document

... LFU in the analysis purely because a vast difference between the ‘ estimated’ and ‘identified’ poor is preva- lent ...HIV patients in the study cohort is one of the limi- tations of this ...design ... See full document

... contact with soil and livestock, as well as the season were considered significant risk factors of ...adult patients (aged ≥ 15 years) are almost twice as likely to be infected with ... See full document

... disorders in sleep, and rapid disease progression ...significantly associated with patients suffering from depression included having a HY stage ...clinical factors that continued to be ... See full document

... Typically in India and elsewhere, patients referred to the national TB programme for diag- nosis are those showing symptoms that are suggestive, but not necessarily definitive, for TB ... See full document

... investigated factors associated with long-term use of benzodiazepines (BZDs) or benzodiazepine receptor agonists (BzRAs) as hypnotics in patients with chronic ...Consecutive ... See full document

... enrolled in the program between 1995 and 2003 who were followed up for at least three ...The risk factors defined for referral to the outpatient clinic included low birth weight (< 2500 g), length ... See full document

... arrest with a shockable initial rhythm (ventricular ibril- lation and ventricular tachycardia) has decreased, which may be attributed to the use of beta-blockers in prevention of coro- nary disease and to ... See full document

... environmental factors associated with hospitalization of tuberculosis (TB) patients in Manaus, Amazonas, during ...study, with primary data collection and analysis of ... See full document

... factor associated to flock-level prevalence was the presence of toxic ...found in acute infections and in the reactivation of infections due to ...toxoplasmosis in persistently infected mice. ... See full document

... recovery in depression over the course of the ...anxiety, in support of the notion that anxiety is a precursor for depression rather than the other way around ...differences in depression that emerge ... See full document

... HIV-infected patients are followed in our AIDS clinic, while the HTLV clinic cares for approximately 600 ...found in general popula- tion ...197 patients in each ...167 patients ... See full document

... the factors associated with smoking among female ...research, in two schools in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, ...participated in the study. The content analysis was used ... See full document

... included patients identified through passive case detection in this analysis only if they resided in the Asembo and Gem HDSS areas, and prevalent patients only if they were aged 18 years or ... See full document

... the risk factors occasionally associated with increased noncompliance with TB treatment, such as being male, unemployed, and HIV- positive ...found in other studies ... See full document

... kDa, under reducing conditions and 30 kDa, under non-reducing ...identity with many other snake venom ...preincubation with EDTA, 1,10- phenanthroline and β-mercaptoethanol, which also ... See full document

... Stop TB Partnership have strongly recommended that National TB Programmes (NTPs) take responsibility for the diagnosis and treatment of all TB patients, including children ...NTPs—especially ... See full document