Intermittent Versus Daily Pulmonary Tuberculosis Treatment Regimens: A Meta-Analysis

201519 citationsReviewdiamond Open Access

Authors

Samuel Kasozi · University of Queensland

Justin Clark · Australian National University

Suhail A.R. Doi · University of Queensland

Abstract

Treatment regimens that are offered completely intermittently versus completely daily are associated with a trade-off between treatment relapse and treatment default. There is a possibility that I/I regimens can be improved by increasing treatment duration, and this needs to be urgently addressed by future studies.

Topics & Keywords

Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Mycobacterium research and diagnosis Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical Medicine & Research

Volume 13, Issue 3-4, pp. 117-138

DOI: 10.3121/cmr.2015.1272

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