Appraising Treatment Outcomes of Cohort of Smear-positive Patients with Tuberculosis (TB) alone and TB-HIV Co-infected on Directly Observed Treatment Short Course (DOTS) at a Teaching Hospital in Enugu State, Nigeria
Abstract:Introduction: Tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus are overlapping monsters presenting an enormous economic burden, suffering, pain and grief globally. They have high mortality rates and most international efforts to control infectious diseases focus on these diseases yet they still pose a great threat. Methods: This study was conducted at the Chest Clinic of University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Enugu. It involved a retrospective appraisal of treatment outcomes of cohort of smear-
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