The Directly Observed Therapy Short-Course (DOTS) strategy in Samara Oblast, Russian Federation

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Authors

Yanina Balabanova · Queen Mary University of London

Francis Drobniewski · Queen Mary University of London

Ivan Fedorin · Samara Medical Institute Reaviz

Elena Zakharova · Samara National Research University

Vladyslav Nikolayevskyy · Queen Mary University of London

Rifat Atun · Imperial College London

R. Coker

Abstract

The implementation of DOTS in Samara, Russia, was feasible and successful. Drug resistant tuberculosis rates in new cases were high and challenge successful outcomes from a conventional DOTS programme alone.

Topics & Keywords

Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections HIV, TB, and STIs Epidemiology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Respiratory Research

Volume 7, Issue 1, pp. 44-44

DOI: 10.1186/1465-9921-7-44

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