Reducing Communication Delays and Improving Quality of Care with a Tuberculosis Laboratory Information System in Resource Poor Environments: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Blaya J, Shin S, Yagui M, Contreras C, Cegielski P, Yale G, Suarez C, Asencios L, Bayona J, Kim J, Fraser H. Reducing Communication Delays and Improving Quality of Care with a Tuberculosis Laboratory Information System in Resource Poor Environments: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e90110. PMID: 24721980, PMCID: PMC3982951, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAntitubercular AgentsClinical Laboratory Information SystemsCommunicationDatabases, FactualDeveloping CountriesFemaleHumansLaboratoriesMaleMedical ErrorsMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMiddle AgedPeruPovertyProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesQuality ImprovementQuality of Health CareResearch DesignTreatment OutcomeTuberculosisTuberculosis, Multidrug-ResistantYoung AdultConceptsIntervention health centersHealth centersDrug susceptibility testLaboratory information systemMDR-TB risk factorsMulti-drug resistant tuberculosisMDR-TB patientsPrimary health centersMain outcome measuresCulture convertCulture conversionResistant tuberculosisRisk factorsPatient outcomesClinical impactOutcome measuresDays less timePatientsPatient treatmentStudy designSusceptibility testsBaseline dataTrialsOnly studyTreatment