Longer hospital stay is associated with higher rates of tuberculosis-related morbidity and mortality within 12 months after discharge in a referral hospital in Sub-Saharan Africa

BACKGROUND: Nosocomial transmission of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is a problem in resource-limited settings. However, the degree of TB exposure and the intermediate- and long-term morbidity and mortality of hospital-associated TB is unclear. In this study we determined: 1) the nature, patterns and...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:BMC Infect Dis
Main Authors: Zetola, Nicola M, Macesic, Nenad, Modongo, Chawangwa, Shin, Sanghuk, Ncube, Ronald, Collman, Ronald G
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2014
Subjects:
Research Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4223402/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25047744
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-14-409
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Similar Items