Delayed diagnosis of active pulmonary tuberculosis - potential risk factors for patient and healthcare delays in Portugal

Background Early diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is essential for an effective control of the tuberculosis (TB) epidemic. Delayed diagnosis and treatment of TB increases the chance of complications and mortality for the patients, and enhances TB transmission in the population...

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Published in:	BMC public health Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 1 - 13
Main Authors:	Santos, João Almeida, Leite, Andreia, Soares, Patrícia, Duarte, Raquel, Nunes, Carla
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 27.11.2021 BioMed Central Ltd Springer Nature B.V BMC
Subjects:	Abuse Alcohol abuse Biostatistics Care and treatment Delay Diagnosis Disease Disease transmission Drug abuse Emergency medical services Environmental Health Epidemiology Health care Health services Healthcare delay HIV Human immunodeficiency virus Infections Marginalized groups Median (statistics) Medical care Medical diagnosis Medicine Medicine & Public Health Patient delay Patients Population Public Health Pulmonary tuberculosis Research Article Respiratory diseases Risk analysis Risk factors Signs and symptoms Sociodemographics Statistical models Statistical tests Substance abuse treatment Total delay Tuberculosis Tuberculosis control Utilization Vaccine Variables Portugal Tuberculosis control Patient delay Healthcare delay Total delay Public health Pulmonary tuberculosis
ISSN:	1471-2458, 1471-2458
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