Implementation and effect of intensified case finding on diagnosis of tuberculosis in a large urban HIV clinic in Uganda: a retrospective cohort study.

BACKGROUND: Increased detection of tuberculosis (TB) using intensified or active case finding (ICF) is one of the cornerstones of the Stop TB Strategy, and contrasts with passive case finding (PCF) which relies on self-reported symptoms. There is no clear guidance on implementation strategies. We im...

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Autores principales: Hermans, Sabine, Nasuuna, Esther, van Leth, Frank, Byhoff, Elena, Schwarz, Miriam, Hoepelman, Andy, Lange, Joep, Manabe, Yukari C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3490904/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22905704
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-674

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3490904/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22905704
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-674

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