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Gridlock from diagnosis to treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Tanzania: low accessibility of molecular diagnostic services and lack of healthcare worker empowerment in 28 districts of 5 high burden TB regions with mixed methods evaluation

BACKGROUND: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) outcomes are adversely impacted by delay in diagnosis and treatment. METHODS: Mixed qualitative and quantitative approaches were utilized to identify healthcare system related barriers to implementation of molecular diagnostics for MDR-TB. Random...

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Autores principales: Mpagama, Stellah G., Mbelele, Peter M., Chongolo, Anna M., Lekule, Isaack A., Lyimo, Johnson J., Kibiki, Gibson S., Heysell, Scott K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6458695/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30971228
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-6720-6