Prevalence of smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis among outpatients presenting with cough of any duration in Shashogo Woreda, Southern Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: Excluding patients with cough less than two weeks from screening for TB which is the current practice of TB control program in Ethiopia may result in delayed diagnosis thereby increasing transmission risk to others. The current study aimed to determine the prevalence of smear positive pu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Eliso, Endale, Medhin, Girmay, Belay, Mulugeta
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4339008/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25879547
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1411-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4339008/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25879547
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1411-4

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