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  2. Directly observed treatment, short-course - Wikipedia

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    Directly observed treatment, short-course (DOTS, also known as TB-DOTS) is the name given to the tuberculosis (TB) control strategy recommended by the World Health Organization. [1] According to WHO, "The most cost-effective way to stop the spread of TB in communities with a high incidence is by curing it.

  3. Management of tuberculosis - Wikipedia

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    Management of tuberculosis refers to techniques and procedures utilized for treating tuberculosis (TB), or simply a treatment plan for TB.. The medical standard for active TB is a short course treatment involving a combination of isoniazid, rifampicin (also known as Rifampin), pyrazinamide, and ethambutol for the first two months.

  4. Dots - Wikipedia

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    DOTS may be an acronym for: Directly observed treatment, short-course , a tuberculosis control strategy recommended by the World Health Organization Damage over time , a term used in some popular MMORPG games

  5. National TB Elimination Program (India) - Wikipedia

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    Major additions to the RNTCP, over and above the structures established under the NTP, was the establishment of a sub-district supervisory unit, known as a TB Unit, with dedicated RNTCP supervisors posted, and decentralization of both diagnostic and treatment services, with treatment given under the support of DOT (directly observed treatment ...

  6. Schüffner's dots - Wikipedia

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    Schüffner's dots refers to a hematological finding that is associated with malaria, [1] exclusively found in infections caused by Plasmodium ovale or Plasmodium vivax. [ 2 ] Plasmodium vivax induces morphologic alterations in infected host erythrocytes that are visible by light microscopy in Romanowsky-stained blood smears as multiple brick ...

  7. Health in Nepal - Wikipedia

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    DOTS is the strategy for improving treatment outcome by giving drugs to the patients under direct observation of health workers. DOTS has been found to be 100% effective for tuberculosis control. There are around 4323 TB treatment centers in Nepal. [48] Although introduction of DOTS has already reduced the numbers of deaths, however 5,000 to ...

  8. Category:Medical treatments - Wikipedia

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    Cancer treatment; Carbonated soda treatment of phytobezoars; Catholicon (electuary) Cauterization; Celacade; Cell-based therapies for Parkinson's disease; Chemoprophylaxis; Chest wall oscillation; Chondroprotection; Chronotherapy (sleep phase) CLaCS; Clinical uses of mesenchymal stem cells; Combination therapy; Combined photothermal and ...

  9. Quantum dot - Wikipedia

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    These quantum dots can contain as few as 100 to 100,000 atoms within the quantum dot volume, with a diameter of approximately 10 to 50 atom diameters. This corresponds to about 2 to 10 nanometers , and at 10 nm in diameter, nearly 3 million quantum dots could be lined up end to end and fit within the width of a human thumb.