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Tuberculosis
New tuberculosis research from R. Subramani and colleagues discussed
September 2nd, 2008
According to a study from Madras, India, "Tiruvallur District in Tamilnadu, South India, where the World Health Organization-recommended DOTS strategy was implemented as a tuberculosis (TB) control measure in 1999. To assess the epidemiological impact of the DOTS strategy on the prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB)." "Surveys of PTB were undertaken on representative population samples aged >= 15 years (n = 83 000-90 000), before and at 2.5 and 5 years after the implementation of the DOTS strategy. The prevalence of PTB (smear-positive/culture-positive) was estimated. TB prevalence declined by about 50% in 5 years, from 609 to 311 per 100000 population for...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-09-02)
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