Missed pulmonary tuberculosis: a cross sectional study in the general medical inpatient wards of a large referral hospital in Ethiopia
Abstract Background Every year around 4 million people with tuberculosis (TB) are not detected. Thus may not get the medical care that they need and deserve from their respective health systems. Ethiopia is included in the 12 countries who contribute 75% of the globally estimated “missed” cases. Thi...
Main Authors: | Dawit Assefa, Feleke Belachew, Getachew Wondimagegn, Eveline Klinkenberg |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-01-01
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Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-3716-x |
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