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Delayed inpatient diagnosis and isolation of active pulmonary tuberculosis patients, a large tertiary care academic hospital experience in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: What are we missing?

OBJECTIVES: To identify pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) delayed inpatient diagnosis duration and contributing factors in an academic center in Saudi Arabia (SA). METHODS: Retrospective review of all culture-confirmed PTB cases between May 2015 and April 2019. The outcomes were the timing between admiss...

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Autores principales: Almohaya, Abdulellah M., Alotaibi, Naif H., Alotaibi, Muath A., Somily, Ali M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Saudi Medical Journal 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7841640/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32020153
http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2020.2.24883