Tuberculosis fatality rates in the city of Campinas - São Paulo, Brazil, from 2001 to 2009

ABSTRACT: Introduction: The mortality rate among tuberculosis patients (TB fatality) has been attributed to irregular chemotherapy, delay in diagnosis, multidrug resistance, and HIV coinfection. Objective: To analyze TB fatality rates by sex, clinical presentation and HIV coinfection in Campinas...

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Main Authors: Helenice Bosco de Oliveira, Letícia Marin-Léon, Nanci Michele Saita, Jonathan Eric Golub
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva
Series:Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-790X2019000100443&lng=en&tlng=en