Patient-related diagnostic delay and risk of unfavorable treatment outcomes among pulmonary tuberculosis patients at the antituberculosis center of Brazzaville, Republic of Congo
Breli Bonheur Ngouama, Mita Naomie Merveille Dello, Freisnel Hermeland Mouzinga, Darrel Ornelle Elion Assiana, Jean Claude Djontu, Franck Hardain Okemba Okombi, Franck Hardain Okemba Okombi, Michel Illoye Ayet, Jeannhey Christevy Vouvoungui, Lemercier Khunell Siele, Viny Anzi Elenga, Alain Maxime Mo · 2026
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Breli Bonheur Ngouama and a large team of co-authors study delays in tuberculosis care in a 2026 paper from Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. Catching lung tuberculosis early cuts its spread and improves cure rates, yet many patients wait long before seeking help. The team measured that wait at the city's antituberculosis center and asked what it cost patients.
The study followed 313 patients over about a year, most of them newly diagnosed and in their mid-thirties. Waits were split at thirty days into short and prolonged. The team logged social and clinical details, then tracked treatment outcomes against the length of each patient's delay. Their analysis identifies which traits go with long waits and whether long waits raise the risk of poor outcomes, giving local services targets for outreach.
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| CREATOR | Breli Bonheur Ngouama, Mita Naomie Merveille Dello, Freisnel Hermeland Mouzinga, Darrel Ornelle Elion Assiana, Jean Claude Djontu, Franck Hardain Okemba Okombi, Franck Hardain Okemba Okombi, Michel Illoye Ayet, Jeannhey Christevy Vouvoungui, Lemercier Khunell Siele, Viny Anzi Elenga, Alain Maxime Mo |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 28 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |