Efficiency of a third serial sputum smear examination in the diagnosis of tuberculosis in Moldova and Uganda

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 659-664

  Katamba, Achilles ^a   Laticevschi, D ^b   Rieder, H L ^c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Tuberculosis/AIDS Project Coordination Unit   (Moldova)

^c INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE   (France)

Author keywords

Case finding; Incremental yield; Microscopy; Tuberculosis; Workload

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLDOVA; NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM SMEAR; TUBERCULOSIS; UGANDA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MOLDOVA; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPUTUM; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS; UGANDA; WORKLOAD;

EID: 34249865589     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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