Inaccuracy of Death Certificate Diagnosis of Tuberculosis and Potential Underdiagnosis of TB in a Region of High HIV Prevalence

Despite the South African antiretroviral therapy rollout, which should reduce the incidence of HIV-associated tuberculosis (TB), the number of TB-attributable deaths in KwaZuluNatal (KZN) remains high. TB is often diagnosed clinically, without microbiologic confirmation, leading to inaccurate estima...

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Autores principales: Liu, Theresa T., Wilson, Douglas, Dawood, Halima, Cameron, D. William, Alvarez, Gonzalo G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Materias:
Clinical Study
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3313559/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22474486
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/937013

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3313559/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22474486
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/937013

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