Evaluating tuberculosis case detection in Eritrea.
We used results from a national tuberculosis prevalence survey in Eritrea to calculate case detection rate (CDR) and compared it with the published CDR. The CDR obtained from the survey was approximately 40%, whereas the CDR published by the World Health Organization was 3x lower (14%).
van der Werf
Marieke J
MJ
KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, The Hague, the Netherlands. vanderwerfm@kncvtbc.nl
Sebhatu
Mineab
M
Borgdorff
Martien W
MW
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019017:Eritrea / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D015995:Prevalence; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*