Tuberculosis: evaluation of the time between identification of symptoms and beginning of treatment

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the time elapsed between the identification of respiratory symptoms and the beginning of tuberculosis treatment, considering the sputum smear microscopy and the RMT. Method: Descriptive, retrospective epidemiological study, carried out in two Health Units, which were...

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Main Authors: Lívia Félix de Oliveira, Laura Maria Vidal Nogueira, Ivaneide Leal Ataíde Rodrigues, Pedro Fredemir Palha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem 2020-09-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672020000600173&tlng=pt