Patient and health system related factors affecting diagnostic and treatment delays in tuberculosis: A cross-sectional study in Mysuru, South India

• Veerabhadra Swamy G S,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Software, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, JSS Medical College and Hospital, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, India

  https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1817-3501

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• Mahesh Padukudru Anand ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: mahesh1971in@yahoo.com (PA); mnsumana@jssuni.edu.in (MN)

  Affiliation Department of Pulmonary Medicine, JSS Medical College and Hospital, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, India

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• Mahadevaiah Neelambike Sumana ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: mahesh1971in@yahoo.com (PA); mnsumana@jssuni.edu.in (MN)

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, JSS Medical College and Hospital, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, India

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8877-0602

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• N B Ramachandra,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis

  Affiliation Department of Studies in Genetics & Genomics, University of Mysore, Mysuru, India

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• Prashanth Chikkahonnaiah,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Resources

  Affiliation Department of Respiratory Diseases, Princess Krishnajammanni Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases Hospital, Mysuru, India

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• Ranjitha Shankaregowda,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, JSS Medical College and Hospital, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, India

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• Jyothi M N,

  Roles Formal analysis, Software, Validation

  Affiliation Department of Medical Genetics, JSS Medical College and Hospital, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, India

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• Chinchana Shylaja Eshwarappa,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Visualization

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, JSS Medical College and Hospital, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, India

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• Yogeesh D Maheshwarappa,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Visualization

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, JSS Medical College and Hospital, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, India

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5434-6387

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• Jayaraj B S

  Roles Resources

  Affiliation Department of Pulmonary Medicine, JSS Medical College and Hospital, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, India

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