Active Community-Based Case Finding for Tuberculosis With Limited Resources
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Active Community-Based Case Finding for Tuberculosis With Limited Resources
Papua New Guinea is one of the 14 highest-burden countries for tuberculosis (TB) infection, but few community-based studies exist. We evaluated a low-cost method of active community case finding in Kabwum and Wasu in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. Over 3 months we visited 26 villages and screened adults and children for symptoms and signs of TB. Sputum samples were examined using smear micr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1010-5395,1941-2479
DOI: 10.1177/1010539516683497