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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doaj-20ebf3a78a464fada13c7aa8d30821782020-11-25T01:59:01ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592016-03-0122353553710.3201/eid2203.151618Patient Diagnostic Rate as Indicator of Tuberculosis Case Detection, South AfricaMareli M. ClaassensCari van SchalkwykRory DunbarHelen AylesNulda BeyersTo 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 persons. Tuberculosis programs should focus on HIV-negative persons. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/3/15-1618_articleTuberculosisHIV infectionsSouth Africacase detectiontuberculosis and other mycobacteriabacteria |
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Patient Diagnostic Rate as Indicator of Tuberculosis Case Detection, South Africa |
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Patient Diagnostic Rate as Indicator of Tuberculosis Case Detection, South Africa |
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Patient Diagnostic Rate as Indicator of Tuberculosis Case Detection, South Africa |
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Patient Diagnostic Rate as Indicator of Tuberculosis Case Detection, South Africa |
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Patient Diagnostic Rate as Indicator of Tuberculosis Case Detection, South Africa |
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patient diagnostic rate as indicator of tuberculosis case detection, south africa |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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1080-6040 1080-6059 |
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2016-03-01 |
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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 persons. Tuberculosis programs should focus on HIV-negative persons. |
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Tuberculosis HIV infections South Africa case detection tuberculosis and other mycobacteria bacteria |
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