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  • Title: Patterns of delays in diagnosis amongst patients with smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis at a teaching hospital in Turkey.
    Author: Okur E, Yilmaz A, Saygi A, Selvi A, Süngün F, Oztürk E, Dabak G.
    Journal: Clin Microbiol Infect; 2006 Jan; 12(1):90-2. PubMed ID: 16460554.
    Abstract:
    In total, 151 newly diagnosed patients with smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis were studied. The mean time from the onset of symptoms to the first visit to a physician was 46.4 days; the mean referral delay was 28.9 days; the mean delay in diagnosis was 2.4 days; and the mean delay in treatment initiation was 0.8 days. There was a delay in consulting a physician by 49% of patients. A low index of suspicion for tuberculosis on the part of the physician and healthcare system and laboratory delays were the most common reasons for delays in diagnosis.
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