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Early mortality in tuberculosis patients initially lost to follow up following diagnosis in provincial hospitals and primary health care facilities in Western Cape, South Africa

In South Africa, low tuberculosis (TB) treatment coverage and high TB case fatality remain important challenges. Following TB diagnosis, patients must link with a primary health care (PHC) facility for initiation or continuation of antituberculosis treatment and TB registration. We aimed to evaluate...

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Autores principales: Osman, Muhammad, Meehan, Sue-Ann, von Delft, Arne, Du Preez, Karen, Dunbar, Rory, Marx, Florian M., Boulle, Andrew, Welte, Alex, Naidoo, Pren, Hesseling, Anneke C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8202951/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34125843
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252084