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Mapping a Model for Collaboration of Health Care Facilities, Diagnostic Laboratories, and Research Institutions: Management of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis in Rural Eastern Cape
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: Received: 17 August 2023 / Approved: 18 August 2023 / Online: 18 August 2023 (11:35:08 CEST)
How to cite:
FAYE, L.M.; Bokop, C.; Vasaikar, S.; Apalata, T.; Dlatu, N. Mapping a Model for Collaboration of Health Care Facilities, Diagnostic Laboratories, and Research Institutions: Management of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis in Rural Eastern Cape. Preprints2023, 2023081356. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.1356.v1
FAYE, L.M.; Bokop, C.; Vasaikar, S.; Apalata, T.; Dlatu, N. Mapping a Model for Collaboration of Health Care Facilities, Diagnostic Laboratories, and Research Institutions: Management of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis in Rural Eastern Cape. Preprints 2023, 2023081356. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.1356.v1
FAYE, L.M.; Bokop, C.; Vasaikar, S.; Apalata, T.; Dlatu, N. Mapping a Model for Collaboration of Health Care Facilities, Diagnostic Laboratories, and Research Institutions: Management of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis in Rural Eastern Cape. Preprints2023, 2023081356. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.1356.v1
APA Style
FAYE, L.M., Bokop, C., Vasaikar, S., Apalata, T., & Dlatu, N. (2023). Mapping a Model for Collaboration of Health Care Facilities, Diagnostic Laboratories, and Research Institutions: Management of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis in Rural Eastern Cape. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.1356.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
FAYE, L.M., Teke Apalata and Ntandazo Dlatu. 2023 "Mapping a Model for Collaboration of Health Care Facilities, Diagnostic Laboratories, and Research Institutions: Management of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis in Rural Eastern Cape" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.1356.v1
Abstract
Infectious illnesses have always posed a threat to human health, with tuberculosis being a major concern. The use of various medications and antibiotics in the fight against such TB has led to the emergence of drug-resistant tuberculosis, which has become increasingly difficult to manage. While there have been a few studies and proposed conceptual models on how to manage and prevent various drug-resistant TB mutations and lineages, a model aimed at limiting and con-trolling such mutations in rural areas burdened with tuberculosis is lacking. This study seeks to map a model that is to be used to bridge the gap by facilitating the exchange of knowledge among healthcare professionals in healthcare facilities, diagnostic laboratories, and research institutes, particularly for underprivileged communities in the Eastern Cape. The model will also serve as a guide to monitor and evaluate epidemiological TB management plans.
Keywords
model; drug resistance tuberculosis; collaboration
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases
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