Provision of guideline-based care for drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa: Level of concordance between prescribing practices and guidelines.
Brittney J SullivanSusan G SilvaJanet Prvu BettgerJanice HumphreysColeen K CunninghamJason E FarleyPublished in: PloS one (2018)
Most individuals are prescribed the correct DR-TB medications, yet few individuals receive correct medications, dosages, and frequencies. Further study is needed to examine the root causes for treatment guideline deviations and opportunities for improvement.
Keyphrases
- drug resistant
- south africa
- multidrug resistant
- primary care
- healthcare
- acinetobacter baumannii
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- palliative care
- adverse drug
- clinical practice
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- hiv aids
- combination therapy
- editorial comment
- hepatitis c virus
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv infected
- electronic health record