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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...
Autores principales: | Evenden, Poppy, Roche, Anita, Karo, Basel, Balasegaram, Sooria, Anderson, Charlotte S |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2019
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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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