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Summary
With suitable home conditions, it is possible to treat minimal and moderately advanced
pulmonary tuberculosis without admission to a sanatorium. The far advanced patient,
too, can also receive considerable benefit from home treatment.
The elderly and “chronic” patients are not considered suitable for hospital unless
with adverse home conditions.
The value of chemotherapy is discussed; in particular the need for daily streptomycin
and long continued treatment is emphasized.
The need for early diagnosis is stressed, and thereby it might be possible to treat
most patients at home.
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Publication history
Received:
November 30,
1955
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© 1956 Baillière, Tindall & Cox, Ltd. Published by Elsevier Inc.
