Smear grading at initial treatment association with treatment outcomes among new smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients: A retrospective study
Conclusion:Death, treatment failure, lost to follow up and transferred out is more common in patients who have higher MSS. Therefore, improvement the health system and patient-diagnosis and screening programs is necessary to on-time diagnosis and facilitate the treatment process.
Source: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Abolfazl Mohammadbeigi, Seyed Abbas Hosseinali-pour, Mohammad Aligol, Mahdi Mohammadi, Marjan Soleymani-Monfared Source Type: research