Objective To review the characteristics of public-private mix projects in India and their effect
on case notification and treatment outcomes for tuberculosis. Design Literature review. Data …

The production of guidelines for the management of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) fits the
mandate of the World Health Organization (WHO) to support countries in the reinforcement of …

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) (resistance to at least isoniazid and rifampicin) will
influence the future of global TB control. 88% of estimated MDR-TB cases occur in middle- …

BACKGROUND: Limited information about the prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB)
has been reported from India, the country with the world's highest burden of TB. We …

Background The present study measured the community prevalence and risk factors of adult
pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in Chennai city, and also studied geographical distribution …

Methods Patients failed to the category II re-treatment regimen and confirmed to have MDR-TB,
were treated with the RNTCP's STR in a prospective field trial on a predominantly …

A cross-sectional socio-economic survey to assess the standard of living index (SLI) of a
rural population in South India was undertaken along with a tuberculosis (TB) prevalence …

BACKGROUND: Although case detection is above 70% in Tamil Nadu after DOTS
implementation, an assessment of the timeliness of patient diagnosis and treatment is still needed.…

Introduction There are numerous challenges in delivering appropriate treatment for
multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and the evidence base to guide those practices remains …

This study operationalizes warm demander pedagogy as a component of culturally
responsive teaching. These instructional methods emerged during a study that examined the …