Inaccuracy of death certificate diagnosis of tuberculosis and potential underdiagnosis of TB in a region of high HIV prevalence

Clinical and Developmental Immunology

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Liu, Theresa T ^a   Wilson, Douglas ^b   Dawood, Halima ^b   Cameron, D William ^a   Alvarez, Gonzalo G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Edendale and Greys Hospitals ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CAPREOMYCIN; ISONIAZID; KANAMYCIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFAMPICIN; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; DEATH CERTIFICATE; EXTENSIVELY DRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS; BACTERIAL LOAD; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MIXED INFECTION; MORTALITY; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BACTERIAL LOAD; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COINFECTION; DEATH CERTIFICATES; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 84859731278     PISSN: 17402522     EISSN: 17402530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/937013     Document Type: Article

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