Using hospital auxiliary worker and 24-h TB services as potential tools to overcome in-hospital TB delays: a quasi-experimental study

• Main Authors: Miguelhete Lisboa (Author), Inês Fronteira (Author), Paul H. Mason (Author), Maria do Rosário O. Martins (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: BMC, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Abstract Background In-hospital logistic management barriers (LMB) are considered to be important risk factors for delays in TB diagnosis and treatment initiation (TB-dt), which perpetuates TB transmission and the development of TB morbidity and mortality. We assessed the contribution of hospital au...