Reducing communication delays and improving quality of care with a tuberculosis laboratory information system in resource poor environments: a cluster randomized controlled trial.

Reducing communication delays and improving quality of care with a tuberculosis laboratory information system in resource poor environments: a cluster randomized controlled trial.

Lost, delayed or incorrect laboratory results are associated with delays in initiating treatment. Delays in treatment for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) can worsen patient outcomes and increase transmission. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of a laboratory informati...

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Main Authors: Joaquín A Blaya, Sonya S Shin, Martin Yagui, Carmen Contreras, Peter Cegielski, Gloria Yale, Carmen Suarez, Luis Asencios, Jaime Bayona, Jihoon Kim, Hamish S F Fraser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3982951?pdf=render

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