Patient Diagnostic Rate as Indicator of Tuberculosis Case Detection, South Africa

To address the uncertainty of the indirectly measured tuberculosis case detection rate, we used survey data stratified by HIV status to calculate the patient diagnostic rate, a directly measurable indicator, in 8 communities in South Africa. Rates were lower among HIV-negative than HIV-positive pers...

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Autores principales: Claassens, Mareli M., van Schalkwyk, Cari, Dunbar, Rory, Ayles, Helen, Beyers, Nulda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4766915/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26891185
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2203.151618

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4766915/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26891185
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2203.151618

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