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Video-observed therapy tied to better medication adherence in TB

Remote supervision is a viable alternative to direct observation, researchers say
Reuters Health
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11 February 2022
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Patients with TB may have better medication adherence with video-observed therapy than with traditional direct observation, a systematic review and meta-analysis suggest.

Writing in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, US researchers examined data from nine studies including 2400 patients with TB, of whom 45% received video-observed therapy during treatment.

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