What is it about?
MDR-TB poses a significant public health threat, and delays in diagnosis and treatment can have severe consequences. The study aims to map the patient's journey from the onset of symptoms to receiving appropriate MDR-TB care.
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Why is it important?
Key findings : Patients frequently initially seek care in private healthcare facilities. Delays in accessing proper MDR-TB treatment are common. Public healthcare facilities tend to have higher MDR-TB diagnosis detection rates. It is shown that there is a need to increase public awareness concerning the availability of the free diagnosis and treatment of TB that is offered by the government.
Perspectives
The study investigates factors that contribute to delays in accessing appropriate care. It analyzes the roles of various healthcare providers in the diagnosis and management of MDR-TB.
DR. Abhinav Pandey
Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and Atal Bihari Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi
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This page is a summary of: Patient treatment pathways of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis cases in coastal South India: Road to a drug resistant tuberculosis center, F1000Research, April 2019, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.,
DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.17743.1.
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