Screening for pulmonary tuberculosis in Teresópolis, RJ, Brazil: the search for respiratory symptomatic patients in emergency service of "Hospital das Clínicas de Teresópolis Costantino Ottaviano, Fundação Educacional Serra dos Orgãos".
The aim of the present study was to investigate the detection percentage of tuberculosis among patients that are respiratory symptomatic (TB suspects). In this work, we present the preliminary results of research carried out at "Hospital das Clínicas de Teresópolis Costantino Ottaviano da Fundacao Educacional Serra dos Orgãos (FESO)" from November 2003 to April 2004. Among the 40 respiratory symptomatic individuals identified and referred to the Tuberculosis Control Program in Teresópolis , two (5.0%) were characterized as smear-positive. These results confirm reports in the literature and underscore the need for and importance of this strategy.
Siqueira-Batista
Rodrigo
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Fundação Educacional Serra dos Orgãos, RJ, Brazil. anaximandro@hotmail.com
Gomes
Andréia Patrícia
AP
Bisaglia
Joana B
JB
Borlot
Paulo Estevão W
PE
D'avila Junior
Heraldo X
HX
Faria
Carolina Gonçalves P P de
CG
Braga
Bernardo D
BD
Bezerra
Tiago S
TS
Cedrola
Juan Pedro V
JP
Almeida
Guilherme C
GC
Couto
Lílian S
LS
Nacif
Marcelo
M
Crivano
Elvira
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D001938:Brazil; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis*