%0 Journal Article
%T PROPOSED GUIDELINES TO MINIMISE MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS TREATMENT DEFAULT IN A MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT UNIT OF LIMPOPO PROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA
%A Chauke T
%A Netshandama VO
%A Netshikweta L
%A Nyathi L
%A Olaniyi FC
%A Tshitangano TG
%J Archive of "African Journal of Infectious Diseases".
%D 2018
%R 10.21010/ajid.v12i2.9
%X The increasing prevalence and incidence of Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is as a result of the defaulting of treatment by patients. Worldwide, several factors that contribute to patients defaulting to tuberculosis treatment protocol have been identified. This paper aims to develop guidelines to minimise the defaulting rate of MDR-TB patients in MDR unit of Limpopo Province
%K Tuberculosis
%K guidelines
%K multi-drug resistant tuberculosis
%K patients
%K default
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6085734/