Pulmonary tuberculosis diagnostic delays in Chad: a multicenter, hospital-based survey in Ndjamena and Moundou

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in low-resource countries. One contagious patient can infect 10 to 20 contacts in these settings. Delays in diagnosing TB therefore contribute to the spread of the disease and sustain the epidemic. OBJECTIVES: The...

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Autores principales: Ngangro, Ndeindo Ndeikoundam, Ngarhounoum, Doudeadoum, Ngangro, Mosurel N, Rangar, Ngakoutou, Siriwardana, Mahinda G, des Fontaines, Virginie Halley, Chauvin, Pierre
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3519715/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22776241
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-513

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3519715/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22776241
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-513

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