Journal article
Adverse Reactions Due to Directly Observed Treatment Strategy Therapy in Chinese Tuberculosis Patients: A Prospective Study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: More than 1 million tuberculosis (TB) patients are receiving directly observed treatment strategy (DOTS) therapy in China every year. As to the profile of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) due to DOTS therapy, no consensus has been reached. There is no report regarding ADRs due to DOTS therapy with a large Chinese TB population. This study aimed to determine the incidence and prognosis of ADRs due to DOTS therapy, and to evaluate their …
Authors
Lv X; Tang S; Xia Y; Wang X; Yuan Y; Hu D; Liu F; Wu S; Zhang Y; Yang Z
Journal
PLOS ONE, Vol. 8, No. 6,
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Publication Date
2013
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0065037
ISSN
1932-6203