Individual and public health consequences associated with a missed diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in the emergency department: A retrospective cohort study.
Courtney HeffernanCatherine PaulsenLeyla AsadiMary-Lou EgedahlBrian H RoweJames BarrieRichard LongPublished in: PloS one (2021)
ED utilization by PTB patients, and related consequences, are substantial. EDs are a potential resource for earlier PTB diagnosis.