New methods for estimating the tuberculosis case detection rate in high-HIV prevalence countries: the example of Kenya
OBJECTIVE: To develop new methods for estimating the sputum smear-positive tuberculosis case detection rate (CDR) in a country where infection with HIV is prevalent. METHODS: We estimated the smear-positive tuberculosis CDR in HIV-negative and HIV-positive adults, and in all adults in Kenya. Data on...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The World Health Organization
2009-03-01
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| Series: | Bulletin of the World Health Organization |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862009000300012&lng=en&tlng=en |