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Tuberculosis
New tuberculosis study findings have been reported from N. Lorent et al
May 13th, 2008
"Kigali University Hospital, the main referral centre for TB in Rwanda. To evaluate delays in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) and associated risk factors," scientists in Kigali, Rwanda report. "Prospective data collection of patients treated for pulmonary TB (PTB) or extra-pulmonary TB (EPTB) between June and September 2006. Of 104 patients with a mean age of 35 years (range 17-84) recruited into the study, 62% were HIV positive. EPTB was diagnosed in 60 cases. The median total, health care and patient delays were respectively 57, 28 and 25 days. The health system delay before referral was significantly longer than the delay at our institution (18 vs. 6...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-05-13)
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