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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...
Autores principales: | Claassens, Mareli M., van Schalkwyk, Cari, Dunbar, Rory, Ayles, Helen, Beyers, Nulda |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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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