Digital chest radiography enhances screening efficiency for pulmonary tuberculosis in primary health clinics, South Africa.

Nishila Moodley Kavindhran VelenAmashnee SaimenNoor ZakhuraGavin ChurchyardSalome Charalambous

Published in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2021)

d-CXR screening identified a similar yield of undiagnosed TB compared to symptom-based screening, however required fewer diagnostic tests. Due to its objective nature, d-CXR screening may improve case detection in clinics.

Keyphrases

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