Factors associated with delayed diagnosis of tuberculosis in hospitalized patients in a high TB and HIV burden setting: a cross-sectional study

Background The most essential components of TB control are early diagnosis and adequate treatment. Delay in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis may result in more extensive disease and more complications, increase severity of the disease and is associated with higher risk of mortality. The p...
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Autor*in:

Rossato Silva, Denise [verfasserIn]

Müller, Alice Mânica

de Tarso Roth Dalcin, Paulo

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E-Artikel

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

2012

Schlagwörter:

Tuberculosism

Diagnostic delay

Treatment delay

Risk factors

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© Silva et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2012. This article is published under license to BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (

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Enthalten in: BMC infectious diseases - London : BioMed Central, 2001, 12(2012), 1 vom: 15. März

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volume:12 ; year:2012 ; number:1 ; day:15 ; month:03

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DOI / URN:

10.1186/1471-2334-12-57

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SPR027857794

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