High level of initial default among smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis in eThekwini health district, KwaZulu-Natal

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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Main Authors:	Lindiwe P. Cele, Stephen Knight, Elize Webb, Khin Tint, Thembelihle Dlungwane
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	AOSIS 2016-07-01
Series:	Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:	initial default kwazulu-natal tuberculosis turnaround time for sputum smear microscopy
Online Access:	https://sajid.co.za/index.php/sajid/article/view/88

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