ArticleTuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland)2013
Lack of patient registration in the electronic TB register for sputum smear-positive patients in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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- Data quality of drug-resistant tuberculosis and antiretroviral therapy electronic registers in South Africa.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Towards national systems for continuous surveillance of antimicrobial resistance: Lessons from tuberculosis.PLoS medicine · 2018Article
- Linkage to care among adults being investigated for tuberculosis in South Africa: pilot study of a case manager intervention.BMJ open · 2018Article
- Sensitivity, completeness and agreement of the tuberculosis electronic system in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.Public health action · 2017Article
- The South African Tuberculosis Care Cascade: Estimated Losses and Methodological Challenges.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2017Article
- Tuberculosis cure rates and the ETR.Net: investigating the quality of reporting treatment outcomes from primary healthcare facilities in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.BMC health services research · 2017Article
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Analysis of diagnostic smear positive records from the laboratory from KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa shows that not all patients are counted in surveillance efforts. However, review of paper-based patient records suggests the majority of identified TB patients are being treated. Directly linking laboratory and clinical records would enhance surveillance information.
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