Latent tuberculosis treatment completion rates from prescription drug administrative data.

CONCLUSIONS: Benchmark 80% treatment completion rates were not achieved in Manitoba. Factors associated with non-completion were older age, INH270, and RIF120. Access to shorter LTBI treatments, such as rifapentine/INH, may improve treatment completion. PMID: 31297736 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31297736?dopt=Abstract

Source: Canadian Journal of Public Health - July 10, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Plourde PJ, Basham CA, Derksen S, Schultz J, McCulloch S, Larcombe L, Kinew KA, Lix LM Tags: Can J Public Health Source Type: research

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