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Approaches to the diagnosis of smear-negative and sputum-scarce TB in South Africa
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2014
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| author | Peter, Jonathan G |
| author2 | Dheda, Keertan |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/3453 Approaches to the diagnosis of smear-negative and sputum-scarce TB in South Africa Peter, Jonathan G Dheda, Keertan Medicine Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references. In South Africa, an HIV-endemic setting, the burden of smear-negative (SN) and sputum-scarce (SS) TB is a major public health catastrophe. Diagnostic delay or failure is a key bottleneck. We hypothesised that i) assisted sputum smpling using sputum induction (SI), and ii) the use of the newer diagnostic tools (Xpert MTB/RIF and urine LAM strip), could improve diagnosis of SN or SSTB and impact clinical care. We investigated the accuracy and impact of these approaches at different levels in the health-system. 2014-07-29T09:09:39Z 2014-07-29T09:09:39Z 2013 Doctoral Thesis Doctoral PhD http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3453 eng application/pdf Department of Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Medicine Peter, Jonathan G Approaches to the diagnosis of smear-negative and sputum-scarce TB in South Africa |
| thesis_degree_str | Doctoral |
| title | Approaches to the diagnosis of smear-negative and sputum-scarce TB in South Africa |
| title_full | Approaches to the diagnosis of smear-negative and sputum-scarce TB in South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Approaches to the diagnosis of smear-negative and sputum-scarce TB in South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Approaches to the diagnosis of smear-negative and sputum-scarce TB in South Africa |
| title_short | Approaches to the diagnosis of smear-negative and sputum-scarce TB in South Africa |
| title_sort | approaches to the diagnosis of smear negative and sputum scarce tb in south africa |
| topic | Medicine |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3453 |
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