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

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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Main Authors: Mareli M. Claassens, Cari van Schalkwyk, Rory Dunbar, Helen Ayles, Nulda Beyers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
HIV infections
South Africa
case detection
tuberculosis and other mycobacteria
bacteria
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/3/15-1618_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/3/15-1618_article

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