Tuberculosis

Findings from University of Liverpool advance knowledge in tuberculosis

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, March 16th, 2010

According to recent research from Liverpool, the United Kingdom, "The diagnosis of TB requires multiple visits. Reducing the number of visits for diagnosis could make the process more accessible, with significant savings to the patients."

"To describe direct costs incurred by patients consulting TB diagnostic centres. Adults with cough >3 weeks' duration were interviewed using structured questionnaires in Yemen and Nepal to quantify their expenses. A total of 456 adults were interviewed. Most patients were accompanied, and 20% were smear-positive. in Nepal were more likely to be male, to live in urban areas and were older (123/206 [60%], 152 [74%] and mean age 41...

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Source: TB and Outbreaks Week (2010-03-16)

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