Sputum Smear Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis Diagnostic Dropout Rate in Public Health Facilities, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Background. Prolonged laboratory diagnostic process of tuberculosis can lead to failure to complete the diagnosis and increase dropout rate of smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) cases. This implies such dropout patients without completing diagnosis are critical as infected individuals remai...
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Main Authors: | Daniel Melese Desalegn, Kumera Terfa Kitila, Boja Dufera Taddese, Tinsae Kidanemariam Hailu, Tariku Takle Dinku, Kassahun Demisse Asferie, Hanna Mekonnen Balcha, Chalachew Sisay Gebeyehu, Girmay Medhin |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2019-01-01
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Series: | Pulmonary Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/2905615 |
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