INTRODUCTION Early treatment of Tuberculosis (TB) cases is important for reducing transmission, morbidity and mortality associated with TB. In 2007, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nigeria recorded low TB case detection rate (CDR) of 9% which implied that many TB cases were undetected. We assessed the knowledge, care-seeking behavior, and factors associated with patient delay among pulmonary T...

Dear Editor, Thank you for forwarding the letter of Dr. Mohamed Elshazly, in relation to our paper “Primary Coronary Angioplasty for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) in Qatar: First Nationwide Program”. A particular delight is that Dr. Mohamed is a previous student with us from Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar. His knowledge of the health care system in Qatar was reflected in th...

Reducing time from symptom onset to reperfusion therapy decreases infarct size and improves survival in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). National quality improvement initiatives, including the Door-toBalloon (D2B) Quality Alliance, have successfully disseminated evidence-based strategies to reduce door-to-balloon time.1,2 Many hospital systems have achieved the targeted...

BACKGROUND Extent of delay in seeking medical care in persons with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is receiving increasing attention, given the time-dependent benefits associated with early administration of coronary reperfusion therapy. OBJECTIVE To examine recent data, and temporal trends therein, about duration of prehospital delay in a large (N = 364,131) cross-sectional sample of patie...

cross infections (cis) are considered as a major public health problem worldwide. they cause delay in recovery, increased mortality and morbidity. the purpose of this study is to report the incidence of cis in our teaching hospital during a 23-month period.in this descriptive cross-sectional study, 76766 patients from 2009 to 2011 admitted to 17 wards of imam reza hospital in mashhad were studi...

This descriptive, hospital-based study, performed in western Turkey, was designed to assess the level of pre-hospital delay and reasons for such delay in acute stroke patients, taking into consideration certain factors such as socioeconomic status, availability of transport options at onset of symptoms. Data were collected from hospital records, and a questionnaire was administered that include...