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Tuberculosis
Report summarizes tuberculosis study findings from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
August 19th, 2008
According to recent research from the United States, "Thailand is one of 22 countries designated by the World Health Organization as ''high burden'' with regard to tuberculosis. Preventing nosocomial tuberculosis transmission remains an important, unmet need." "We investigated the adequacy of current practices to evaluate hospitalized patients for tuberculosis, which is critical in preventing delayed diagnosis and nosocomial tuberculosis transmission. Thailand conducts active, population-based surveillance for pneumonia in 2 rural provinces. Case report forms are completed for all persons who are hospitalized and meet a case definition of having clinical pneumonia. We...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-08-19)
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