Respiratory Tuberculosis: Interval between Notification and Death

CHILDHOOD RESPIRATORY TUBERCULOSIS IN IRAN

To estimate the bacterio-epidemiological situation of childhood respiratory tuberculosis in Iran, 2185 symptomatic patients of 0-14 years old were studied. Among 110 bacteriologically confirmed cases, 60% were less than five years old and the number of females was slightly more than males. In 21 % of patients, the Mantoux test was negative. None of the miliary cases had a history of BCG va...

An investigation of the recent increase in the rate of notification of respiratory tuberculosis.

In England and Wales during the past decade a paradoxical situation has arisen in that there has been an increase in the number of notifications of respiratory tuberculosis at a time when death rates are falling more rapidly than ever before. The most probable explanation of this phenomenon is the one usually given, namely that the increase in notifications is due to more effective case finding...

Notification of tuberculosis: can the pathologist help?

A new approach to tuberculosis notification.

A tuberculosis notification system was initiated which used several sources--the doctor, the diagnostic services of bacteriology, histopathology and radiology, and the pharmacy. The results of six months' notifications have shown that the pharmacy was by far the most complete source (74% of all new cases); doctors notified only 21% of all new cases. The combination of both doctors and the pharm...

The association between household poverty rates and tuberculosis case notification rates in Cambodia, 2010.

INTRODUCTION Poverty is a risk factor for tuberculosis (TB); it increases the risk of infection and active disease but limits diagnostic opportunities. The role of poverty in the stagnant case detection in Cambodia is unclear. This study aims to assess the relationship between district household poverty rates and sputum-positive TB case notification rates (CNRs) in Cambodia in 2010. METHODS P...