Diagnosis of tuberculosis in developing countries in the era of high HIV transmission; alternative approaches

Diagnosis of tuberculosis in developing countries in the era of high HIV transmission; alternative approaches

Authors	M.A. Yassin
Supervisors	B.J. Brabin
Cosupervisors	L.E. Cuevas
Award date	08-07-2005
ISBN	9051703511 9789051703511
Number of pages	156
Publisher	Amsterdam: Rozenberg
Organisations	Faculty of Medicine (AMC-UvA)
Document type	PhD thesis
Note	Research conducted at: AmCOGG
Language	English
Downloads	Thesis Cover Titlepage Contents Chapter 1 General Introduction Chapter 2 How many sputum smears are necessary for case-finding in pulmonary tuberculosis? Chapter 3 Efficacy and safety of short-term bleach-digestion of sputum in case-finding for pulmonary tuberculosis in Ethiopia. Chapter 4 Bleach-digested sputum smears for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in HIV-infected individuals Chapter 5 Microbiological validation of smear microscopy after sputum digestion with bleach; a step closer to a one-stop diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. Chapter 6 Short-term bleach digestion of sputum in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in patients co-infected with HIV Chapter 7 Comparison of scanty AFB semars against culture in an area with high HIV prevalence Chapter 8 Rural poverty and delayed presentation to tuberculosis services in Ethiopia Chapter 9 Same day sputum sampling for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in rural Ethiopia Chapter 10 Diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis in Butajira, rural Ethiopia. Chapter 11 HIV and Tuberculosis co-infection in the Southern Region of Ethiopia: A prospective epidemiological study. Summary Samenvatting Acknowledgments Curriculum Vitae Other publications by the author Cover
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