Community drivers of tuberculosis diagnostic delay in Kampala, Uganda: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Recent approaches to TB control have focused on identifying and treating active cases to halt further transmission. Patients with TB symptoms often delay to seek care, get appropriate diagnosis, and initiate effective treatment. These delays are partly influenced by whom the pati...

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Main Authors: Rachel Mercaldo, Christopher Whalen, Robert Kakaire, Damalie Nakkonde, Andreas Handel, Juliet N. Sekandi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06352-9

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