@article{8c49b909273f4d9f962760e0a08ba575,
title = "Application of Third-Generation (3G) Mobile Videophone to the DOTS-Plus Program in Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Taiwan: Case Report",
abstract = "Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), caused by the bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is resistant to both isoniazid and rifampicin and is a phenomenon threatening to destabilize global tuberculosis control. Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control implemented a patient-centered DOTS (directly observed treatment, short-course)-Plus program for MDR-TB patients in May 2007. We report the case of a 71-year-old MDR-TB patient who successfully completed 18 months of MDR-TB treatment under the DOTS-Plus program, beginning October 2007. A third-generation (3G) mobile videophone was used to watch the patient take medicine throughout his course of treatment. His acceptance of the program and compliance with monitoring by videophone DOT (V-DOT) were excellent. We conclude that V-DOT can be an effective approach to case management for MDR-TB patients and can achieve a high level of adherence in selected cooperative cases in Taiwan.",
keywords = "多重抗藥結核病, 進階都治計畫, 3G影像手機, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, DOTS-Plus, 3G mobile videophone, 多重抗藥結核病, 進階都治計畫, 3G影像手機, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, DOTS-Plus, 3G mobile videophone",
author = "鄧, {穎佳(Veng-Kai Tang)} and 白, {冠壬(Kuan-Jen Bai)} and 王, {錦雲(Chin-Yun Wang)} and 余, {明治(Ming-Chih Yu)}",
year = "2010",
language = "English",
volume = "25",
pages = "7--12",
journal = "胸腔醫學",
issn = "1023-9855",
publisher = "臺灣胸腔暨重症加護醫學會",
number = "1",
}
