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Feasibility of a multifaceted intervention to improve treatment initiation among patients diagnosed with TB using Xpert MTB/RIF testing in Uganda.

Stella Zawedde-MuyanjaJoseph MusaaziBarbara CastelnuovoAdithya CattamanchiAchilles KatambaYukari C Manabe
Published in: PloS one (2022)
The multifaceted intervention was feasible and resulted in a higher proportion of patients initiating TB treatment within two weeks of diagnosis.
Keyphrases
  • mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • randomized controlled trial
  • pulmonary tuberculosis
  • end stage renal disease
  • ejection fraction
  • newly diagnosed
  • prognostic factors
  • replacement therapy
  • smoking cessation