Use of a computerized tuberculosis register for automated generation of case finding, sputum conversion, and treatment outcome reports

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 111-120

  Vranken, Peter ^a   Coulombier, D ^a   Kenyon, T ^a   Koosimile, B ^a   Mavunga, T ^a   Coggin, W ^a   Binkin, N ^a  

^a BOTUSA Project   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Computer(ized); Electronic; Reports; Surveillance; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CASE FINDING; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REGISTER; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

CONFIDENTIALITY; DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGISTRIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFTWARE; SOUTH AFRICA; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0036206134     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (4)

1. Validation of the surveillance system for tuberculosis in Botswana
2. A national computer-based surveillance system for tuberculosis notification in Singapore
3. A simple computerized tuberculosis register with data collection in the field (suitable for a developing country)