Temporal trends in tuberculosis hospitalization rates before and after implementation of directly observed therapy: New York City, 1988-1995.
New York City hospitalization rates were analyzed to investigate whether tuberculosis (TB) hospitalizations declined after implementation of directly observed therapy (DOT) for TB. TB hospitalization rates mirrored incidence rates in pattern but not in magnitude. Rates have declined significantly following widespread implementation of DOT in 1993.
Terry
Mary Beth
MB
Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.
Desvarieux
Moïse
M
Short
Margaret
M
D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology; D023801:Directly Observed Therapy; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology
D000995:Antitubercular Agents