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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...
Autores principales: | Hoffmann, Christopher J., Variava, Ebrahim, Rakgokong, Modiehi, Masonoke, Katlego, van der Watt, Martin, Chaisson, Richard E., Martinson, Neil A. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2013
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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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