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'Lost' smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis cases: where are they and why did we lose them?

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2005

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S. Bertel Squire, Abi Kebra Belaye, Andrew Kashoti, F M Salaniponi, Catherine Mundy, Sally Theobald, J Kemp
PubMed

Abstract

Some smear-positive cases experience very long pathways to diagnosis and are lost from this free public health system. The diagnostic process needs to become more responsive to patients' needs.