The Effect of Diagnostic Delays on the Drop-Out Rate and the Total Delay to Diagnosis of Tuberculosis

• Stephen J. Millen,

  Affiliation DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis (SACEMA), Stellenbosch University, Western Cape, Republic of South Africa

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• Pieter W. Uys ,

  * E-mail: edserve@iafrica.com

  Affiliations DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis (SACEMA), Stellenbosch University, Western Cape, Republic of South Africa, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, MRC Centre for Molecular and Cellular Biology, DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical TB Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Western Cape, Republic of South Africa

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• John Hargrove,

  Affiliation DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis (SACEMA), Stellenbosch University, Western Cape, Republic of South Africa

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• Paul D. van Helden,

  Affiliation Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, MRC Centre for Molecular and Cellular Biology, DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical TB Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Western Cape, Republic of South Africa

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• Brian G. Williams

  Affiliation Stop TB, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

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