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Factors associated with directly observed treatment in tuberculosis/HIV coinfection cases in Porto Alegre, 2009-2013: A retrospective cohort.

Évelin Maria BrandMaíra RossettoKaren da Silva CalvoGerson Barreto WinklerDaila Alena Raenck da SilvaBruna HentgesFrederico Viana MachadoErica Rosalba Mallmann DuarteLucas Cardoso da SilvaSamantha Correa VasquesLuciana Barcellos Teixeira
Published in: PloS one (2019)
There was an increase in the percentage of DOT over the years in the scenario studied, and the predictors for DOT were related to social vulnerability. In relation to death within two years, a lower proportion was found in patients who underwent DOT, suggesting a protective effect of the strategy.
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