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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...
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. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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