High Prevalence of Pulmonary Tuberculosis but Low Sensitivity of Symptom Screening among HIV-Infected Pregnant Women in South Africa

Symptom screening is a recommended component of intensified case-finding (ICF) for pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) among HIV-infected individuals. Symptomatic individuals are further investigated to either exclude or diagnose pulmonary TB, thus reducing the number of individuals requiring costly laborat...

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Autores principales: Hoffmann, Christopher J., Variava, Ebrahim, Rakgokong, Modiehi, Masonoke, Katlego, van der Watt, Martin, Chaisson, Richard E., Martinson, Neil A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3629105/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23614037
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0062211

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3629105/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23614037
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0062211

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