Patient and health system factors associated with pretreatment loss to follow up among patients diag...
Patient and health system factors associated with pretreatment loss to follow up among patients diagnosed with tuberculosis using Xpert® MTB/RIF testing in Uganda
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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English
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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In 2018, Uganda started only 65% of persons with incident tuberculosis on treatment. Pretreatment loss to follow up is an important contributor to suboptimal treatment coverage. We aimed to describe the patient and health facility-level characteristics associated with pretreatment loss to follow up among patients diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculos...
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Patient and health system factors associated with pretreatment loss to follow up among patients diagnosed with tuberculosis using Xpert® MTB/RIF testing in Uganda
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_d431958ff3df476ea6149cec241f5a67
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_d431958ff3df476ea6149cec241f5a67
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1471-2458
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1471-2458
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10.1186/s12889-020-09955-0
