EFFECTIVENESS OF DOTS THERAPY IN TUBERCULAR PATIENTS IN BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT.

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EFFECTIVENESS OF DOTS THERAPY IN TUBERCULAR
PATIENTS IN BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT.
By DHARANI.V

• Department of Pharmacy Practice,
• Visveswarapura Institute of Pharmaceutical
  Sciences,
• KIMS Hospital, 4th Floor, OPD Building,
• Bangalore 04

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INTRODUCTION

• In India, approximately 500,000 people are
  affected by tuberculosis
• 1000 patients are dieing each day
• DOTS is a comprehensive strategy for systematic,
  diagnosis and effective treatment of tuberculosis
• The tuberculosis rates tend to be highest, more
  in remote areas and communities

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OBJECTIVES

• Survey of tubercular patients in Bangalore Rural
  District undergone for DOTS therapy.
• To study the effectiveness of DOTS therapy and
  its importance.

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METHODOLOGY

• It is a retrospective study
• The data was collected from the four different TB
  Units of Bangalore Rural District during January
  2003 to August 2006

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RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

• Survey of tubercular patients in Bangalore Rural
  District containing 4 different TB units of
  population 51,92,049
• 47,819 patients were diagnosed as TB patients
• 8,620 patients were treated under DOTS therapy
• 3954 patients were sputum positive

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• Cat I
• 3755 cases were new sputum positive
• 944 cases were sputum negative seriously ill
• Cat II
• 614 cases were AFT Deficiency
• 290 cases were relapse
• 286 cases were complete treatment failure
• Cat III
• 1830 cases were sputum ve not seriously ill
• 1041 cases were extra pulmonary not seriously ill

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CONCLUSION

• The study revealed that the DOTS therapy
  effective in Bangalore rural district and the
  outcome is better.

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