GENERAL MEDICINE: Tuberculosis: Non-Adherence to Treatment is a Major Obstacle to Therapy Success

Audio Journal of Medicine, August 9th 2007 Tuberculosis: Non-Adherence to Treatment is a Major Obstacle to Therapy Success REFERENCE: PLoS Med 4(7):e238. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0040238 SIMON LEWIN, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Non-adherence is a big factor reducing the efficacy of tuberculosis treatment according to a review of research released by the Public Library of Science's online medical journal, PLoS Medicine. The article suggests that more needs to be done to resolve barriers to therapy compliance in order to help reduce the global burden of tuberculosis. Nicola Solomon interviewed Simon Lewin.