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Active tuberculosis case findings in Ghanaian health facilities: effectiveness and sensitivity of the symptoms-based screening tool

INTRODUCTION: the National Tuberculosis Programme (NTP), Ghana, introduced Symptoms-Based Screening (SBS) Tool for TB case finding. This study aimed to determine the challenges and limitations associated with the use of the SBS Tool for active tuberculosis case finding in Ghanaian health facility se...

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Autores principales:	Duedu, Kwabena Obeng, Aninagyei, Enoch, Akila, Diana Ayinpokbila, Kweku, Margaret
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	The African Field Epidemiology Network 2021
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8627140/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34887985 http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2021.40.111.28798

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