An evaluation of symptom and chest radiographic screening in tuberculosis prevalence surveys

A tuberculosis (TB) prevalence survey was performed in 2002 in two urban communities in Cape Town, South Africa. The population was 36,334 in 2001, and the TB notification rate was 341 per 100,000 population for new smear-positive TB in 2002. To evaluate the relative contributions of symptom and che...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease Jg. 10; H. 8; S. 876
Hauptverfasser:	den Boon, S, White, N W, van Lill, S W P, Borgdorff, M W, Verver, S, Lombard, C J, Bateman, E D, Irusen, E, Enarson, D A, Beyers, N
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	France 01.08.2006
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Bacteriological Techniques Data Collection Female Humans Male Mass Screening - methods Middle Aged Prevalence Radiography, Thoracic Sensitivity and Specificity South Africa - epidemiology Sputum - microbiology Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - diagnostic imaging Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - epidemiology Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - microbiology Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - pathology
ISSN:	1027-3719
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