Symptom screening rules to identify active pulmonary tuberculosis: Findings from the Zambian South African Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS Reduction (ZAMSTAR) trial prevalence surveys.

<h4>Background</h4>High tuberculosis (TB) burden countries should consider systematic screening among adults in the general population. We identified symptom screening rules to be used in addition to cough ≥2 weeks, in a context where X-ray screening is not feasible, aiming to increase t...

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Published in:	PLoS ONE
Main Authors:	M M Claassens, C van Schalkwyk, S Floyd, H Ayles, N Beyers
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Online Access:	https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0172881&type=printable