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Evaluating an active case-finding strategy to identify smear-positive tuberculosis in rural Ethiopia
The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 11/02/09

Yimer S et al. – The study revealed a very high proportion of undiagnosed TB. This indicates that the potential for a large infectious pool and significant transmission of TB in the community is high. The expansion of diagnostic facilities and the active involvement of health extension workers is necessary to expedite early detection, timely referral and treatment of TB.

Implications of the global financial crisis for the response to diseases of poverty within overall health sector development: the case of tuberculosis
Tropical Medicine & International Health, 11/10/09 Relevance Score: 90%

Immunopathogenesis and Diagnosis of Tuberculosis and Tuberculosis-Associated Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome during Early Antiretroviral Therapy
The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 11/03/09 Relevance Score: 90%

Radiological presentation of pulmonary tuberculosis infected by the W-Beijing Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain
The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 11/03/09 Relevance Score: 89%

Follow-up results of 702 patients receiving tumor necrosis factor-alpha antagonists and evaluation of risk of tuberculosis
Rheumatology International, 10/29/09 Relevance Score: 89%

Could CT-scan avoid unnecessary flexible bronchoscopy in children with active pulmonary tuberculosis
BMJ - Archives of Diseases in Childhood, 10/29/09 Relevance Score: 88%