Journal:
:jundishapur journal of microbiology
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seyed mohammad alavi health research institute, infectious and tropical disease research center, ahvaz jundishapur university of medical sciences, ahvaz, ir iran; health research institute, infectious and tropical disease research center, ahvaz jundishapur university of medical sciences, ahvaz, ir iran. tel: +98-6133387724
pejman bakhtiyariniya khuzestan health center, tuberculosis department, ahvaz jundishapur university of medical sciences, ahvaz, ir iran
ali albagi khuzestan health center, tuberculosis department, ahvaz jundishapur university of medical sciences, ahvaz, ir iran
background early treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis (ptb) is necessary for a successful tuberculosis (tb) control program. objectives the objective of this study was to determine total treatment delay and its associated factors among ptb patients in ahvaz. patients and methods a retrospective study was performed among newly diagnosed ptb cases registered in 2010 at the ahvaz health center. tot...