Delay in TB diagnosis is more common in white people and women

Diagnoses of tuberculosis in London between 1998 and 2000 were made a median of seven weeks after onset of symptoms, and delay in diagnosis was more likely in white people and women. Rodger et al (p 909) analysed surveillance data and a national survey and found a median of 49 days from onset of symptoms of tuberculosis to diagnosis or treatment. Looking at the variables of ethnic group and sex, they found that diagnosis after the median time was more likely in white people and women. Time since entry into the United Kingdom was also positively associated with delay; age and birthplace were not.

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Delay in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis, London, 1998-2000: analysis of surveillance data

Alison Rodger, Shabbar Jaffar, Stuart Paynter, Andrew Hayward, Jacqui Carless, and Helen Maguire
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