The yield of chest X-ray based versus symptom-based screening among patients with diabetes mellitus in public health facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

The yield of chest X-ray based versus symptom-based screening among patients with diabetes mellitus in public health facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Background: Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) are at increased risk of developing TB, but the best screening algorithm for early detection and treatment of TB remains unknown. Our objective was to determine if combining routine chest X-ray screening could have a better yield compared with symptom...

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Main Authors: Degu Jerene, Chaltu Muleta, Solomon Dressie, Abdurezak Ahmed, Getahun Tarekegn, Tewodros Haile, Ahmed Bedru, Gidado Mustapha, Agnes Gebhard, Fraser Wares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases
Subjects:
Screening
Symptom-based
chest Xray
Diabetes
Tuberculosis
Ethiopia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405579422000389

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