Monitoring delays in diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in eight cities in Colombia

• Main Authors: David A. Rodríguez (Author), Kristien Verdonck (Author), Karen Bissell (Author), Juan José Victoria (Author), Mohammed Khogali (Author), Diana Marín (Author), Ernesto Moreno (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Pan American Health Organization.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT Objective To measure time between onset of tuberculosis (TB) symptoms and start of treatment, and to identify factors associated with delay in eight Colombian cities. Methods Operational research with a retrospective analytical cohort design was conducted in 2014 using routinely collected d...