Encyclopedia: Directly Observed Therapy
Directly Observed Treatment or Directly Observed Therapy is watching the patient take his/her medication to ensure medications are taken in the right combination and for the correct duration. It is used for diseases such as tuberculosis or HIV to assure compliance and avoid drug resistance. Also, DOTS . The brand name given to the WHO-recommended TB control strategy that combines five components: , government commitment , case detection by sputum...
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