Pilot testing of sticker tool method for monitoring DOTS providers under revised national tuberculosis control program in Khammam: operational research
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Blood levels of pyrazinamide in children at doses administered under the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program.
OBJECTIVES To evaluate the blood levels, pharma-cokinetics and pharmacodynamic indices of pyrazinamide (PZA) in children suffering from tuberculosis, at doses administered under the weight band system of Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program of India (RNTCP) of India. DESIGN Prospective, open-label, non-randomized single-dose study. SETTING 20 children in the age group 5-12 years at...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Advances in Medicine
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2349-3933,2349-3925
DOI: 10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20201612