Fig 3. Median time to treatment initiation from first-care seeking visit for SSm+ and SSm- MDR-TB patients diagnosed with different diagnostic algorithms.
MDR-TB patients started treatment earlier if diagnosed with LPA in both SSm+ and SSm- groups.
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