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Low occurrence of tuberculosis drug resistance among pulmonary tuberculosis patients from an urban setting, with a long-running DOTS program in Zambia Institute of Tropical Medicine
Knowledge, health seeking behavior and perceived stigma towards tuberculosis among tuberculosis suspects in a rural community in southwest Ethiopia Institute of Tropical Medicine
BACKGROUND: Perceived stigma and lack of awareness could contribute to the late presentation and low detection rate of tuberculosis (TB). We conducted a study in rural southwest Ethiopia among TB suspects to assess knowledge about and stigma towards TB and their health seeking behavior. METHODS: A community based cross sectional survey was conducted from February to March 2009 in the Gilgel Gibe field research area. Any person 15 years and above ...
A prospective longitudinal study of tuberculosis among household contacts of smear-positive tuberculosis cases in Lima, Peru Ghent University Institute of Tropical Medicine
Resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to first and second line anti tuberculosis drugs in south west, Nigeria Institute of Tropical Medicine
Direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex DNA and rifampin resistance in clinical specimens from tuberculosis patients by line probe assay Institute of Tropical Medicine
Genotypic and phenotypic heterogeneity among Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from pulmonary tuberculosis patients Institute of Tropical Medicine
Evaluation of the gen-probe amplified Mycobacterium tuberculosis direct test for the routine diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis Institute of Tropical Medicine
Diagnóstico Serológico de Tuberculosis; Utilización del antÃgeno P32 y el antÃgeno SLIV, para el diagnóstico rápido y precoz de la tuberculosis por la serologÃa (ELISA) en el Hospital Regional IHSS en San Pedro Sula, Honduras Institute of Tropical Medicine
Effectiveness of interventions for diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis in hard-to-reach populations in countries of low and medium tuberculosis incidence Institute of Tropical Medicine
Tuberculosis is over-represented in hard-to-reach (underserved) populations in high-income countries of low tuberculosis incidence. The mainstay of tuberculosis care is early detection of active tuberculosis (case finding), contact tracing, and treatment completion. We did a systematic review with a scoping component of relevant studies published between 1990 and 2015 to update and extend previous National Institute for Health and Care ...