Early mortality in tuberculosis patients initially lost to follow up following diagnosis in provincial hospitals and primary health care facilities in Western Cape, South Africa.
In South Africa, low tuberculosis (TB) treatment coverage and high TB case fatality remain important challenges. Following TB diagnosis, patients must link with a primary health care (PHC) facility for initiation or continuation of antituberculosis treatment and TB registration. We aimed to evaluate...
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Autores principales: | Muhammad Osman, Sue-Ann Meehan, Arne von Delft, Karen Du Preez, Rory Dunbar, Florian M Marx, Andrew Boulle, Alex Welte, Pren Naidoo, Anneke C Hesseling |
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Lenguaje: | EN |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/9265189d61e7449db91acc61f212d3d9 |
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