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Reducing Communication Delays and Improving Quality of Care with a Tuberculosis Laboratory Information System in Resource Poor Environments: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

BACKGROUND: Lost, delayed or incorrect laboratory results are associated with delays in initiating treatment. Delays in treatment for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) can worsen patient outcomes and increase transmission. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of a laborato...

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Autores principales: Blaya, Joaquín A., Shin, Sonya S., Yagui, Martin, Contreras, Carmen, Cegielski, Peter, Yale, Gloria, Suarez, Carmen, Asencios, Luis, Bayona, Jaime, Kim, Jihoon, Fraser, Hamish S. F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3982951/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24721980
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0090110