SETTING: Ntcheu District, rural Malawi. OBJECTIVES: 1) To locate smear-positive
pulmonary tuberculosis patients who were identified during the first 6 months of 2000 but did …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate mortality rates and risk factors for death among smear-negative
tuberculosis (TB) suspects. DESIGN: Cohort study nested within a cluster-randomised trial of …

SETTING: The Agincourt demographic and health surveillance site in South AfricaÕs rural
Northern Province. OBJECTIVES: To accurately assess the true burden of tuberculosis in a …

BACKGROUND: Nomadic populations are often isolated and have difficulty accessing
health care, leading to increased morbidity and mortality. Although Nigeria has one of the …

The article reports the results of a study to determine the true outcome of 8 months of
treatment received by smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) patients who had been …

SETTING: This study was conducted in Cape Town in two primary health care facilities in a
sub-district with a high prevalence of bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis …

SETTING: Government hospitals in five districts in Malawi. OBJECTIVE: To determine care
seeking behaviour and diagnostic processes in patients newly diagnosed with smear …

SETTING: Thirteen primary health care (PHC) facilities in the Stellenbosch District, South
Africa. OBJECTIVE: To assess the use of a sputum register to evaluate the tuberculosis (TB) …

Background Tuberculosis (TB) control remains a challenge in Malawi despite the National
TB Control Program since 1984. This study aimed at measuring patient and health system …

Background and objective: Persistent smear‐positivity in patients with pulmonary
tuberculosis has been shown to predict an unfavourable outcome. This study was conducted …