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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva
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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 |