Identifying an active case of tuberculosis

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 381-385

  Williams, Gini ^a,b,h   Alarcon, E ^a   Jittimanee, S ^c   Walusimbi, M ^d   Sebek, M ^e   Berga, E ^f   Villa, T S ^g  

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

^b INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF NURSES   (Switzerland)

^c MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^e KNCV TUBERCULOSIS FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

^f State Agency of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases   (Latvia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^h Gardeners Barn   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Best practice; Case detection; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SPUTUM CULTURE; TUBERCULOSIS;

EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 41949098903     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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