High level of initial default among smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis in eThekwini health district, KwaZulu-Natal
In this study, initial tuberculosis (TB) default was measured in clinics in a district with a high incidence of TB. A retrospective review of TB case identification registers in 2007 found 4049 (9.0%) new smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) cases from 44 987 suspects. There were 725 (17.9%)...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2016-07-01
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| Series: | Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://sajid.co.za/index.php/sajid/article/view/88 |