2014
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
2008
Personal digital assistants to collect tuberculosis bacteriology data in Peru reduce delays, errors, and workload, and are acceptable to users: cluster randomized controlled trial
Blaya JA, Cohen T, Rodríguez P, Kim J, Fraser HS. Personal digital assistants to collect tuberculosis bacteriology data in Peru reduce delays, errors, and workload, and are acceptable to users: cluster randomized controlled trial. International Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2008, 13: 410-418. PMID: 19097925, PMCID: PMC2673336, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.09.015.Peer-Reviewed Original Research