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. 2020 Dec 29;15(12):e0244451. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244451

Table 1. Roles of treatment initiation sites and FuFs in DR-TB management.

Treatment initiation site (TIS) Follow up Facility (FuF)
• Initiating and offering “start-to-finish” case management (monthly clinic reviews, monitoring and managing side effects, offering DR-TB expert Panel services, and conducting cohort reviews to assign treatment outcomes) • Providing DOT to DR-TB patients on ambulatory care
• Providing adherence counselling and education to patients and families
• Conducting patients’ home visits for contact tracing, nutrition, and infection control assessments.
• Training and mentoring FuFs for ambulatory care
• Managing and supplying DR-TB commodities to all initiated/active patients

DR-TB, Drug-resistant tuberculosis.