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Low treatment initiation rates among multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients in Gauteng, South Africa, 2011

Joy Ebonwu, Khin San Tint, Chikwe Ihekweazu

The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease · 2013 · 24 citations · 15 references

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Untreated patients continue to transmit MDR-TB in the community. These study findings highlight the need to identify and target the causes of non-initiation of treatment in specific settings.

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Diagnostic and treatment delay among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Solomon Abebe Yimer, Gunnar Bjune, Getu Degu Alene · BMC Infectious Diseases · 2005 · 271 citations · Full text

Delayed tuberculosis diagnosis and tuberculosis transmission.

Jonathan E. Golub, Sarah Bur, Wendy Cronin et al. · PubMed · 2006 · 257 citations

Predictors of poor treatment outcome in multi- and extensively drug-resistant pulmonary TB

Kai Kliiman, Alan Altraja · European Respiratory Journal · 2009 · 138 citations · Full text

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Patient and health care system delays in the start of tuberculosis treatment in Norway

Mohamed Guled Farah, Jens Henning Rygh, Tore W. Steen et al. · BMC Infectious Diseases · 2006 · 136 citations · Full text

Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Delay in Anti-Tuberculous Treatment Are Important Risk Factors for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Chih‐Hsin Lee, Ming‐Chia Lee, Hsien-Ho Lin et al. · PLoS ONE · 2012 · 131 citations · Full text