Factors associated with death from tuberculosis and treatment default in a general hospital in the city of Rio de Janeiro, 2007 to 2014

• Main Authors: Alessandra Gonçalves Lisbôa Pereira (Author), Claudia Caminha Escosteguy (Author), Juliana Brito Gonçalves (Author), Marcio Renan Vinícius Espínula Marques (Author), Catarina Medeiros Brasil (Author), Maria Carolina Souza da Silva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and Objectives: tuberculosis remains a relevant public health problem and the cure of diagnosed cases is a strategy to reduce high morbidity and mortality. The objective of our study is to identify factors associated with death due to tuberculosis and treatment default in patients diagnos...