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Obstacles for optimal tuberculosis case detection in primary health centers (PHC) in Sidoarjo district, East Java, Indonesia

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is a major health problem worldwide. Detection of the most infectious cases of tuberculosis – sputum smear-positive pulmonary cases – by passive case finding is an essential component of TB control. The district of Sidoarjo in East Java reported a low case det...

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Autores principales: Wahyuni, Chatarina U, Budiono, Rahariyani, Lutfia Dwi, Sulistyowati, Muji, Rachmawati, Tety, Djuwari, Yuliwati, Sri, van der Werf, Marieke J
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central|1 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2064920/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17760984
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-7-135