Risk factors for inadequate TB case finding in Rural Western Kenya: a comparison of actively and passively identified TB patients.

The findings of a prevalence survey conducted in western Kenya, in a population with 14.9% HIV prevalence suggested inadequate case finding. We found a high burden of infectious and largely undiagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), that a quarter of the prevalent cases had not yet sought care, and a...

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Main Authors: Anna H Van't Hoog, Barbara J Marston, John G Ayisi, Janet A Agaya, Odylia Muhenje, Lazarus O Odeny, John Hongo, Kayla F Laserson, Martien W Borgdorff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3636249?pdf=render