Treatment delay affects clinical severity of tuberculosis: a longitudinal cohort study
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Treatment delay affects clinical severity of tuberculosis: a longitudinal cohort study
OBJECTIVES To describe the risk factors for treatment delay and the effect of delay on the severity of tuberculosis (TB) in a prospectively followed TB cohort at the Bandim Health Project in Guinea-Bissau. BACKGROUND Treatment delay in patients with TB is associated with increased mortality and transmission of disease. However, it is not well described whether delay influences clinical severi...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Open
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2044-6055
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-004818