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Tuberculosis
Findings from Makerere University provide new insights into tuberculosis
May 5th, 2009
According to recent research from Kampala, Uganda, "Kisenyi slum in peri-urban Kampala, Uganda. Using chronic cough (>= 2 weeks) inquiry as a screening tool to identify undetected smear-positive tuberculosis (TB) cases and to describe the characteristics of smear-positive TB cases detected by active case finding." "A house-to-house survey was conducted in five randomly selected villages in Kampala between June and August 2005. A sample of households was visited; adults aged >= 15 years were consecutively interviewed to identify those with chronic cough. Three sputum specimens were collected and examined by smear microscopy. Among 930 individuals, we identified...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-05-05)
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