Improving tuberculosis case detection rate with a lay informant questionnaire: an experience from the Lao People's Democratic Republic

Improving tuberculosis case detection rate with a lay informant questionnaire: an experience from the Lao People's Democratic Republic

PROBLEM: In many countries, the tuberculosis (TB) annual case detection rate is below the target of 70%. In the Lao People's Democratic Republic in 2005, it did not exceed 55% APPROACH: The DOTS strategy promotes passive case detection of TB. In order to increase the detection rate, we validate...

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Main Authors: Peter Odermatt, Sayphone Nanthaphone, Hubert Barennes, Khamsay Chanthavysouk, Duc-Si Tran, Bounsou Kosanouvong, Siamphay Keola, Phetsamone Mathouchanh, Khamloune Choumlivong, Valy Keoluangkhot, Niranh Phoumindr, Sixomxay Nanthanavone, Souraxay Phrommala, Antoine Degrémont, Michel Strobel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862007000900019&lng=en&tlng=en

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