Evolution of tuberculosis control and prospects for reducing tuberculosis incidence, prevalence, and deaths globally
C Dye, CJ Watt, DM Bleed, SM Hosseini… - Jama, 2005 - jamanetwork.com
ContextThe United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are stimulating more
rigorous evaluations of the impact of DOTS (the WHO-recommended approach to
tuberculosis control based on 5 essential elements) and other possible strategies for
tuberculosis (TB) control. ObjectiveTo evaluate the prospects for detecting 70% of new
sputum smear–positive cases and successfully treating 85% of these by the end of 2005, for
reducing TB incidence, and for halving TB prevalence and deaths globally between 1990 …
rigorous evaluations of the impact of DOTS (the WHO-recommended approach to
tuberculosis control based on 5 essential elements) and other possible strategies for
tuberculosis (TB) control. ObjectiveTo evaluate the prospects for detecting 70% of new
sputum smear–positive cases and successfully treating 85% of these by the end of 2005, for
reducing TB incidence, and for halving TB prevalence and deaths globally between 1990 …