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[Analysis of the diagnostic delay in tuberculosis].

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1996

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José Sergio Franco, Rafael Blanquer, José Antônio Monteiro Flores, Patricia Plaza, J. Braz Nogueira
PubMed

Abstract

Delayed diagnosis of tuberculosis is common. In non HIV-infected patients, it occurs mainly in the health system. Diagnostic delays contribute to raise advanced disease with more contagious potential.