High level of initial default among smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis in eThekwini health district, KwaZulu-Natal

被引：3

作者：

Cele, Lindiwe P. ^{[1
]}

Knight, Stephen ^{[2
]}

Webb, Elize ^{[3
]}

Tint, Khin ^{[4
]}

Dlungwane, Thembelihle ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Natl Hlth Lab Serv, Durban, South Africa

[2] Univ KwaZulu Natal, Sch Nursing & Publ Hlth, Durban, South Africa

[3] Univ Pretoria, Sch Hlth Syst & Publ Hlth, Pretoria, South Africa

[4] Univ Pretoria, SAFELTP NICD, Pretoria, South Africa

来源：

SOUTHERN AFRICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 2016年 / 31卷 / 02期

关键词：

initial default; KwaZulu-Natal; tuberculosis; turnaround time for sputum smear microscopy;

D O I：

10.1080/23120053.2016.1128139

中图分类号：

R51 [传染病];

学科分类号：

100401 ;

摘要：

In this study, initial tuberculosis (TB) default was measured in clinics in a district with a high incidence of TB. A retrospective review of TB case identification registers in 2007 found 4049 (9.0%) new smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) cases from 44 987 suspects. There were 725 (17.9%) initial defaulters. Fifty-three percent of those traced had already died. TB is the leading cause of death in South Africa due to an infectious disease, and the high level of initial defaults in PTB is one of the "unresolved issues" in TB control programmes that needs to be addressed.

引用

页码：41 / 43

页数：3

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