Evaluating Tuberculosis Case Detection in Eritrea
We used results from a national tuberculosis prevalence survey in Eritrea to calculate case detection rate (CDR) and compared it with the published CDR. The CDR obtained from the survey was ≈40%, whereas the CDR published by the World Health Organization was 3× lower (14%).
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2007-10-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/10/06-1279_article |