title: Six-month intermittent chemotherapy for tuberculosis in the Mseleni Health Ward of KwaZulu.
abstract: Three hundred and seventy-three tuberculosis patients in a rural African setting were treated with a 6-month twice-weekly chemotherapy course. The recurrence rate for those with caseating pulmonary tuberculosis was 7.3% overall. In the second stage of the study, a modified form of supervised ambulatory therapy was used and compliance rates and recurrence rates assessed; 84.8% achieved 90% or more compliance and the recurrence rate was 8.7%.
authors.affiliation: Mseleni Hospital, Sibhayi, KwaZulu.
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Fredlund
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000379:methods*; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012424:Rural Population; D013019:South Africa; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents