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Tuberculosis
New findings from S. Farchi and co-authors describe advances in tuberculosis
March 18th, 2008
According to a study from Rome, Italy, "Lazio region (5.15 million, including Rome, 2.8 million), Italy. To monitor pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) epidemiology from 1997 to 2003." "We used data from the mandatory National Infectious Diseases Surveillance system, the regional Hospital Information System and the regional Mortality Register. The number of prevalent pulmonary TB cases hospitalised was determined by linking notifications and hospitalisations. To estimate incidence, we excluded all cases with previous TB hospitalisations since 1995, and those reported as a secondary diagnosis in the Hospital Information System. Mortality rates were ascertained from mortality...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-03-18)
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