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Undiagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis deaths in rural South Africa.

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Pronyk, PM; Kahn, K; Hargreaves, JR; Tollman, SM; Collinson, M; Hausler, HP; Porter, JDH
Published in: The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
June 2004

This research explores death from pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) using a verbal autopsy (VA) tool within the established Agincourt Health and Demographic Surveillance System site in South Africa's rural northeast. Previous work on active case finding in the area highlighted a modest burden of undiagnosed PTB in the community. This VA research confirms the existence of undiagnosed PTB deaths, with 13 (46%) of 28 PTB deaths among the permanent adult population (n = 38,251) going undetected by the health service. There was a median duration of coughing in the community of 16 weeks among these undiagnosed PTB deaths. As most undiagnosed cases present to the health service at some point during their illness, intervention strategies to support early diagnosis at this level can only be re-emphasised by this work.

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Paul Pronyk
Author Paul Pronyk Duke Global Health Institute

Published In

The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

EISSN

1815-7920

ISSN

1027-3719

Publication Date

June 2004

Volume

8

Issue

6

Start / End Page

796 / 799

Related Subject Headings

  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
  • South Africa
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Rural Health
  • Population Surveillance
  • Middle Aged
  • Microbiology
  • Interviews as Topic
  • Humans
  • Cough
 

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Pronyk, P. M., Kahn, K., Hargreaves, J. R., Tollman, S. M., Collinson, M., Hausler, H. P., & Porter, J. D. H. (2004). Undiagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis deaths in rural South Africa. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease : The Official Journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 8(6), 796–799.
Pronyk, P. M., K. Kahn, J. R. Hargreaves, S. M. Tollman, M. Collinson, H. P. Hausler, and J. D. H. Porter. “Undiagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis deaths in rural South Africa.” The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease : The Official Journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 8, no. 6 (June 2004): 796–99.
Pronyk PM, Kahn K, Hargreaves JR, Tollman SM, Collinson M, Hausler HP, et al. Undiagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis deaths in rural South Africa. The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 2004 Jun;8(6):796–9.
Pronyk, P. M., et al. “Undiagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis deaths in rural South Africa.” The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease : The Official Journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, vol. 8, no. 6, June 2004, pp. 796–99.
Pronyk PM, Kahn K, Hargreaves JR, Tollman SM, Collinson M, Hausler HP, Porter JDH. Undiagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis deaths in rural South Africa. The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 2004 Jun;8(6):796–799.

Published In

The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

EISSN

1815-7920

ISSN

1027-3719

Publication Date

June 2004

Volume

8

Issue

6

Start / End Page

796 / 799

Related Subject Headings

  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
  • South Africa
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Rural Health
  • Population Surveillance
  • Middle Aged
  • Microbiology
  • Interviews as Topic
  • Humans
  • Cough