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Undetected "cases" were not included, and have been addressed in our recent study that actively identified TB cases in a TB prevalence survey in the same study area (AH van't Hoog, BJ Marston, JG Ayisi, JA Agaya, O Muhenje, LO Odeny, J Hongo, KF Laserson, MW Borgdorff: Risk Factors for TB Case Finding in a high-HIV population: a Comparison of Prevalent and Self-reported TB Cases, submitted).
Microscopy showed the presence of potential TB bacilli in 42.7% of the aspirates, and culture identified TB in 67.2% of cases.
Five of them were newly identified TB cases; four were already on anti-TB treatment.
Of the identified TB cases, 4% die while being treated, monitored with tools that insufficiently predict failure/mortality.
Among the 40 staff, 35% (14/40) correctly identified TB disease as the leading cause of death among PLHIV.
The identified TB patients had TST induration sizes that ranged from 6 mm to 50 mm, with a median of 20 mm.
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We identified TB-associated proteins in whole blood supernatants.
In this study, we identified TB-associated proteins from whole blood supernatants.
We consider that this definition adequately identified TB-related death as characteristics of patients dying from TB differed from patients dying from other causes in several important aspects (drug resistance, coexisting chronic conditions, and clinical severity) and allowed the identification of different risk factors for TB-related death and for death due to other causes.
He's referring to the fact that there is actually a TB cattle vaccination available – the BCG jab – but EU legislation currently prohibits its usage, largely because it interferes with skin testing, the main diagnostic for identifying TB in cattle.
Health workers in Ethiopia may be more motivated and keen in identifying TB suspects than in Kampala.
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