Pretreatment loss to follow-up of tuberculosis patients in Chennai, India: a cohort study with implications for health systems strengthening

Pretreatment loss to follow-up of tuberculosis patients in Chennai, India: a cohort study with implications for health systems strengthening

Abstract Background Pretreatment loss to follow-up (PTLFU) is a barrier to tuberculosis (TB) control in India’s Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP). PTLFU studies have not been conducted in India’s mega-cities, where patient mobility may complicate linkage to care. Methods We collected dat...

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Main Authors: Beena E. Thomas, Ramnath Subbaraman, Senthil Sellappan, Chandra Suresh, J. Lavanya, Savari Lincy, Agnes Lawrence Raja, B. Javeed, S. Kokila, S. Arumugam, Soumya Swaminathan, Kenneth H. Mayer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
India
Cascade of care
Quality of care
Linkage to care
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3039-3

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