A systematic review was conducted to describe the quality and characteristics of prediction
models for prevalent pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in adults at routine TB care settings. A …

Background Establishing a correct diagnosis is challenging. We aimed to investigate the
sensitivity and specificity of routine tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic work-up in lung clinics in …

SETTING: The Bandim Health Project study area in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. OBJECTIVE: To
assess the potential usefulness of predictors (elsewhere applied) and clinical scores …

Setting Delay in tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis increases the infectious pool in the community
and the risk of development of resistance of mycobacteria, which results in an increased …

BACKGROUND: For the diagnosis of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), India's
Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) recommends a course of …

OBJETIVO: avaliar os aspectos geográficos e organizacionais dos serviços de atenção
primária à saúde na detecção de casos de tuberculose em Pelotas-RS, Brasil. MÉTODOS …

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary tuberculosis is an active chronic infection of the lungs. It is still a
public health problem globally caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex (MTBC) …

Developing countries with a humid tropical climate, such as Indonesia, still have a severe
problem with Tuberculosis (TB). Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) mainly causes TB and is …

The discovery of suspect is one effort to cope with pulmonary tuberculosis. Active findings
that have been done such as home visits, empowerment of cadres, and counseling has not …

The discovery of suspect is one effort to cope with pulmonary tuberculosis. Active findings
that have been done such as home visits, empowerment of cadres, and counseling has not …