Incidental Tuberculosis in sudden, unexpected, and violent deaths in the community Lusaka, Zambia - A descriptive forensic post-mortem examination study

Incidental Tuberculosis in sudden, unexpected, and violent deaths in the community Lusaka, Zambia - A descriptive forensic post-mortem examination study

ABSTRACT: Objectives: Tuberculosis remains a global emergency. In Zambia only 55% of tuberculosis cases are diagnosed. We performed a study to determine incidental cases of tuberculosis seen at forensic autopsy of individuals who died suddenly and unexpectedly in the community in Lusaka, Zambia. Me...

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Main Authors: Luchenga Adam Mucheleng'anga, Cordilia M. Himwaze, Viktor Telendiy, Suzyani Simumba, Jonathan Soko, Nathan Kayonde, Bwalya Mulenga, Amos Hamukale, Aaron Lunda Shibemba, Patrick S. Lungu, John Tembo, Matthew Bates, Pascalina Chanda-Kapata, Peter Mwaba, Nathan Kapata, Francine Ntoumi, Alimuddin Zumla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-11-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Autopsy
Forensic
Incidental TB
World TB Day
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971222001400

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