Directly Observed Treatment

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
DOT
Pronunciation
/dɪˈrɛkli əbˈzərvd ˈtritmənt/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Clinical Medicine

Examples in Context

  1. There was also a72.7 percent increase in TB patients receiving the standardized treatment regimen, including directly observed treatment.
  2. Focus on directly observed treatment, poorer regions of China critical to success.
  3. The program is called Directly Observed Treatment(DOT) Short Course, or DOTS.
  4. At the heart of these programmes is Directly Observed Treatment(DOT), Short-course ( DOTS ) - WHO's time-honoured approach to treatment combined with patient supervision and support.
  5. Decentralisation of directly observed treatment in a large African city : evaluation of the experience of Djibouti

Other meanings of DOT