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Journal Article > Research

Active Case-Finding for Tuberculosis by Mobile Teams in Myanmar: Yield and Treatment Outcomes

Myint O, Saw S, Isaakidis P, Khogali MA, Hoa NB, Kyaw TT, Zaw KK, Khaing TMM, Aung ST
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Abstract
Since 2005, the Myanmar National Tuberculosis Programme (NTP) has been implementing active case finding (ACF) activities involving mobile teams in hard-to-reach areas. This study revealed the contribution of mobile team activities to total tuberculosis (TB) case detection, characteristics of TB patients detected by mobile teams and their treatment outcomes.
Countries
Myanmar
Subject Area
tuberculosis
DOI
10.1186/s40249-017-0291-5
Published Date
02-Jun-2017
PubMed ID
28571575
Languages
English
Journal
Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Volume / Issue / Pages
Volume 6, Issue 1
Issue Date
02-Jun-2017
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