Presentation and healthcare delays among people with tuberculosis in London, and the impact on treatment outcome

BACKGROUND: A quarter of London’s pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) patients have over 4 months of delay. Late diagnosis increases disease severity and the risk of transmission. We aim to classify delays, identify associated risk factors and assess treatment outcome. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective...

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Autores principales: Evenden, Poppy, Roche, Anita, Karo, Basel, Balasegaram, Sooria, Anderson, Charlotte S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
Materias:
Tuberculosis
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6797301/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31673368
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2019-000468

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6797301/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31673368
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2019-000468

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