Active Case Finding of Pulmonary Tuberculosis through Screening of Respiratory Symptomatics Using Sputum Microscopy: Is It Time to Change the Paradigm?

• Published in: Tuberculosis Research and Treatment Vol. 2013; no. 2013; pp. 39 - 42
• Main Authors: Eva Carolina del Portillo-Mustieles, Rafael Laniado-Laborín
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Limiteds 01.01.2013; Hindawi Puplishing Corporation; Hindawi Publishing Corporation; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: Analysis; Clinical Study; Cultures (Biology); Diagnosis; Pulmonary tuberculosis

Background. One of the main strategies for the early detection of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is through the screening of individuals with symptoms compatible with PTB. Although this is programmatic strategy for active case finding, its yield is not well known. Objective. To determine the yield of...