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| pubmed-article:9487394 | pubmed:issue | 6 | lld:pubmed |
| pubmed-article:9487394 | pubmed:dateCreated | 1998-3-12 | lld:pubmed |
| pubmed-article:9487394 | pubmed:abstractText | An 18-month study of tuberculosis patients treated using the 6-8-month short-course chemotherapy in Luuq district situated in the north-east of Gedo region in the south-west of Somalia is presented. From July 1994 to December 1995, 213 patients were passively identified, started on treatment and followed up. Sputum smear-positive patients were monitored using smear examination. The outcome of treatment for all patients was evaluated at the end of July 1996. An overall cure/treatment completed rate of 70% was achieved. The paper concludes that short-course chemotherapy under directly observed therapy is a useful tuberculosis control strategy, even in areas of conflict. | lld:pubmed |
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| pubmed-article:9487394 | pubmed:language | eng | lld:pubmed |
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| pubmed-article:9487394 | pubmed:citationSubset | IM | lld:pubmed |
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| pubmed-article:9487394 | pubmed:status | MEDLINE | lld:pubmed |
| pubmed-article:9487394 | pubmed:month | Jun | lld:pubmed |
| pubmed-article:9487394 | pubmed:issn | 0012-835X | lld:pubmed |
| pubmed-article:9487394 | pubmed:author | pubmed-author:AgutuW OWO | lld:pubmed |
| pubmed-article:9487394 | pubmed:issnType | Print | lld:pubmed |
| pubmed-article:9487394 | pubmed:volume | 74 | lld:pubmed |
| pubmed-article:9487394 | pubmed:owner | NLM | lld:pubmed |
| pubmed-article:9487394 | pubmed:authorsComplete | Y | lld:pubmed |
| pubmed-article:9487394 | pubmed:pagination | 348-52 | lld:pubmed |
| pubmed-article:9487394 | pubmed:dateRevised | 2006-11-15 | lld:pubmed |
| pubmed-article:9487394 | pubmed:otherAbstract | PIP: War, famine, and poverty, and the resultant restricted access to health services, have exacerbated the incidence of tuberculosis in Somalia. A study conducted as part of an African Medical and Research Foundation community-based health program in the Luuq district, Gedo region, documented the effectiveness of short-course, directly observed chemotherapy, even in war-torn areas. Passive case finding of patients who presented to the Luuq district hospital in an 18-month period in 1994-95 identified 213 with tuberculosis symptoms. 192 suffered from pulmonary tuberculosis and 156 (81%) of these patients were sputum smear-positive. 70% of pulmonary tuberculosis patients were either cured or completed treatment. 14.5% of pulmonary tuberculosis patients, most of whom were from outside the district, defaulted before treatment was completed. The overall case fatality rate was 8%. After 2 months, the smear conversion rate for new smear-positive patients was 93%. Measures such as more evenly distributed tuberculosis control programs, improved coordination between control programs, introduction of cross-border programs, and facilities where nomadic patients remain for the duration of chemotherapy could further enhance treatment uptake and compliance. | lld:pubmed |
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| pubmed-article:9487394 | pubmed:year | 1997 | lld:pubmed |
| pubmed-article:9487394 | pubmed:articleTitle | Short-course tuberculosis chemotherapy in rural Somalia. | lld:pubmed |
| pubmed-article:9487394 | pubmed:affiliation | Luuq District Hospital, Somalia. | lld:pubmed |
| pubmed-article:9487394 | pubmed:publicationType | Journal Article | lld:pubmed |
| pubmed-article:9487394 | pubmed:publicationType | Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't | lld:pubmed |
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