Patient and provider delay in tuberculosis suspects from communities with a high HIV prevalence in South Africa: A cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Delay in the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) results in excess morbidity and mortality, particularly among HIV-infected individuals. This study was conducted at a secondary level hospital serving communities with a high HIV prevalence in Cape Town, South Africa. The aim was to describe pa...

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Autores principales: Meintjes, Graeme, Schoeman, Hennie, Morroni, Chelsea, Wilson, Douglas, Maartens, Gary
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2413241/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18501019
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-8-72

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2413241/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18501019
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-8-72

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