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Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme DOTS-Plus Guidelines

Author: India Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Recommended citation: India Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme DOTS-Plus Guidelines. 2010. http://www.tbcindia.nic.in/pdfs/DOTS_Plus_Guidelines_Jan2010.pdf.
Published: 2010

Description

These updated guidelines add components to current DOTS programme to include MDR-TB diagnosis, management and treatment. These guidelines promote full integration of DOTS and DOTS-Plus activities under the RNTCP, so that patients with MDR-TB are both correctly identified and properly managed under the recommendations set out in this document. Also, the guideline introduces new standards for registering, monitoring and reporting outcomes of multidrug-resistant TB cases. This uniform information management system will allow systematic, consistent data collection and analysis which will facilitate appropriate supervision and monitoring of the DOTS Plus activities and will play an important role in shaping future policies and recommendations.
Catalogue: India