Approaches to the diagnosis of smear-negative and sputum-scarce TB in South Africa

Peter, Jonathan G

dc.contributor.advisor	Dheda, Keertan	en_ZA
dc.contributor.author	Peter, Jonathan G	en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned	2014-07-29T09:09:39Z
dc.date.available	2014-07-29T09:09:39Z
dc.date.issued	2013	en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation	Peter, J. 2013. Approaches to the diagnosis of smear-negative and sputum-scarce TB in South Africa. University of Cape Town.	en_ZA
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3453
dc.description	Includes abstract.
dc.description	Includes bibliographical references.
dc.description.abstract	In South Africa, an HIV-endemic setting, the burden of smear-negative (SN) and sputum-scarce (SS) TB is a major public health catastrophe. Diagnostic delay or failure is a key bottleneck. We hypothesised that i) assisted sputum smpling using sputum induction (SI), and ii) the use of the newer diagnostic tools (Xpert MTB/RIF and urine LAM strip), could improve diagnosis of SN or SSTB and impact clinical care. We investigated the accuracy and impact of these approaches at different levels in the health-system.	en_ZA
dc.language.iso	eng	en_ZA
dc.subject.other	Medicine	en_ZA
dc.title	Approaches to the diagnosis of smear-negative and sputum-scarce TB in South Africa	en_ZA
dc.type	Doctoral Thesis
uct.type.publication	Research	en_ZA
uct.type.resource	Thesis	en_ZA
dc.publisher.institution	University of Cape Town
dc.publisher.faculty	Faculty of Health Sciences	en_ZA
dc.publisher.department	Department of Medicine	en_ZA
dc.type.qualificationlevel	Doctoral
dc.type.qualificationname	PhD	en_ZA
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dc.identifier.apacitation	Peter, J. G. (2013). <i>Approaches to the diagnosis of smear-negative and sputum-scarce TB in South Africa</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Medicine. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3453	en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation	Peter, Jonathan G. <i>"Approaches to the diagnosis of smear-negative and sputum-scarce TB in South Africa."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Medicine, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3453	en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation	Peter JG. Approaches to the diagnosis of smear-negative and sputum-scarce TB in South Africa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Medicine, 2013 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3453	en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris	TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Peter, Jonathan G AB - In South Africa, an HIV-endemic setting, the burden of smear-negative (SN) and sputum-scarce (SS) TB is a major public health catastrophe. Diagnostic delay or failure is a key bottleneck. We hypothesised that i) assisted sputum smpling using sputum induction (SI), and ii) the use of the newer diagnostic tools (Xpert MTB/RIF and urine LAM strip), could improve diagnosis of SN or SSTB and impact clinical care. We investigated the accuracy and impact of these approaches at different levels in the health-system. DA - 2013 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2013 T1 - Approaches to the diagnosis of smear-negative and sputum-scarce TB in South Africa TI - Approaches to the diagnosis of smear-negative and sputum-scarce TB in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3453 ER -	en_ZA