Directly Observed Treatment of Tuberculosis

Robert L. Hotchkiss; George T. Diferdinando; Susan J. Klein; Lloyd F. Novick; David C. Perlman; Nadim Salomon; Michael D. Iseman; David L. Cohn; John A. Sbarbaro

doi:10.1056/NEJM199307083290215

Directly Observed Treatment of Tuberculosis

Robert L. Hotchkiss, George T. Diferdinando, Susan J. Klein, Lloyd F. Novick, David C. Perlman, Nadim Salomon, Michael D. Iseman, David L. Cohn, John A. Sbarbaro

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To the Editor: Iseman and colleagues (Feb. 25 issue)¹ recommend that every patient with tuberculosis in the United States receive directly observed therapy. In 1984 the Mississippi State Department of Health began a pilot program in one of its nine districts. This approach was welcomed by public health nurses, who had been frustrated by frequent treatment failure and prolongation of therapy due to noncompliance. The program was surprisingly well received by patients and physicians alike. Directly observed therapy is now the standard for all patients receiving therapy for tuberculosis through the department (more than 99 percent of all patients being…

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	135-136
Number of pages	2
Journal	New England Journal of Medicine
Volume	329
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM199307083290215
State	Published - 8 Jul 1993
Externally published	Yes

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