Treatment adherence among sputum smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Xinjiang, China: a prospective study

• DOI: 10.1039/c7ra11820a
• Publication Date: 2018-02-28T13:23:54Z
• Authors: Xinji Gong; Yuehua Li; Jing Wang; Gang Wu; Ayinuer Mohemaiti; Qimanguli Wushouer; Lidan Yao; Jianghua Lv; Rongrong Li; Pengfei Li; Buqing Wang
• Keywords: Chemistry; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; 3. Good health

Background: Despite great effort to control tuberculosis (TB), low treatment adherence threatens the success of drug therapy, increases the risk of TB transmission, and leads to the development of drug resistance.