TB Control in Singapore: the high price of diagnostic delay.
Singapore Med J
; 53(8): 505-7, 2012 Aug.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22941125
ABSTRACT
Singapore has experienced a rise in the tuberculosis (TB) incidence rate among her local population since 2008, which we believe, is contributed in no small part to a recent increase in community transmission due to delayed diagnosis of infectious pulmonary TB cases. Data from the TB notification registry showed an increase from 2004 to 2008 in the number and proportion of sputum acid-fast bacilli smear-positive pulmonary TB cases with prolonged cough. Two surveys at the TB Control Unit showed that healthcare system delays exceeded patient delay in seeking medical consultation. There is thus an urgent need to heighten TB awareness among the public and the medical community in order to reduce the time taken to diagnose infectious TB cases in Singapore.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tuberculose Pulmonar
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Controle de Infecções
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Health_economic_evaluation
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Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Singapore Med J
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Singapura