High mortality during tuberculosis treatment does not indicate long diagnostic delays in Vietnam: a cohort study

• Main Authors: Sy Dinh N (Author), Co Nguyen V (Author), Duong Bui D (Author), Huong Nguyen T (Author), Vree Marleen (Author), Cobelens Frank G (Author), Borgdorff Martien W (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2007-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Delay in tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment initiation may increase disease severity and mortality. In evaluations of tuberculosis control programmes high fatality rates during tuberculosis treatment, are used as an indicator of lo...