A comparison of tools used for tuberculosis diagnosis in resource-limited settings: a case study at Mubende referral hospital, Uganda.

This study compared TB diagnostic tools and estimated levels of misdiagnosis in a resource-limited setting. Furthermore, we estimated the diagnostic utility of three-TB-associated predictors in an algorithm with and without Direct Ziehl-Neelsen (DZM).Data was obtained from a cross-sectional study in...

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Main Authors: Adrian Muwonge, Sydney Malama, Barend M de C Bronsvoort, Demelash Biffa, Willy Ssengooba, Eystein Skjerve
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4072677?pdf=render