The Effect of Diagnostic Delays on the Drop-Out Rate and the Total Delay to Diagnosis of Tuberculosis

BACKGROUND: Numerous patient and healthcare system-related delays contribute to the overall delay experienced by patients from onset of TB symptoms to diagnosis and treatment. Such delays are critical as infected individuals remain untreated in the community, providing more opportunities for transmi...

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Autores principales: Millen, Stephen J., Uys, Pieter W., Hargrove, John, van Helden, Paul D., Williams, Brian G.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2008
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2276686/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18398459
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0001933

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2276686/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18398459
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0001933

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