title: 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".
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Fundação Educacional Serra dos Orgãos, RJ, Brazil. anaximandro@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Siqueira-Batista
authors.forename: Andréia Patrícia
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.forename: Joana B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Bisaglia
authors.forename: Paulo Estevão W
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Borlot
authors.forename: Heraldo X
authors.initials: HX
authors.lastname: D'avila Junior
authors.forename: Carolina Gonçalves P P de
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Faria
authors.forename: Bernardo D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Braga
authors.forename: Tiago S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Bezerra
authors.forename: Juan Pedro V
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Cedrola
authors.forename: Guilherme C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Lílian S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Couto
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nacif
authors.forename: Elvira
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Crivano
mesh_terms: 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*