What does dot mean in TB treatment?

Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) for the Treatment of Tuberculosis.

What is Dot in medicine?

A method of drug administration in which a health care professional watches as a person takes each dose of a medication. Directly observed therapy (DOT) is used to ensure the person receives and takes all medications as prescribed and to monitor response to treatment.

What is DOTS plus for TB treatment?

The DOTS-Plus strategy (the strategy to be tested) includes additional measures including continuous drug resistance surveillance, culture, drug susceptibility testing for TB patients, and tailoring of individual drug regimen through the use of first and second-line drugs.

Are DOTS effective?

Related reports. A study by Dosumu demonstrated a 100\% compliance and cure rate using DOTS. This high success rate was also observed by Chaulk in a systematic review of the effectiveness of DOT using 27 articles.

Which drugs are given in DOTS?

DOTS involved treatment with a four drug regimen. These were isoniazid (INH), Rifampicin (Rif), Prazinamide (PZA) and Ethambutol (EMB) for 6-9 months.

Who can deliver DOTS?

As per Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP) guidelines in India, a DOT provider can be any person who is acceptable and accessible to the patient and accountable to the health system, except a family member [22].

How does TB DOTS work?

The Program: DOTS for TB consists of a) diagnosing cases, b) treating patients for 6-8 months with drugs, and c) promoting adherence to the relatively difficult treatment regimen. Track record: When strictly followed, the treatment regimen cures TB and prevents death.

What are the advantages of DOTS?

The main advantages of DOTS are (i) Cure rates of upto 95\%, (ii) Prevention of MDR–TB emergence, (III) Improvement of longevity of AIDS patients by TB control, (iv) It is “one of the most cost-effective of all health interventions”, according to World Bank.

When did DOTS start in India?

The Government of India revitalized NTP as Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP) in the same year. DOTS was officially launched as the RNTCP strategy in 1997 and by the end of 2005 the entire country was covered under the programme.

Why is it called 99 dots?

The scheme is called 99 DOTS because it has 99\% chances of cure of the patients taking the medical course. Under this initiative, medicines for 28 days will be given to the patient and there will be a tab on the consumpion of the medicines.

When was DOTS TB introduced?

DOTS was officially launched as the RNTCP strategy in 1997 and by the end of 2005 the entire country was covered under the programme.