Short report: using giant African pouched rats to detect tuberculosis in human sputum samples: 2009 finding

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dc.contributor.authorPoling, Alan
dc.contributor.authorWeetjens, Bart J.
dc.contributor.authorCox, Christophe
dc.contributor.authorMgode, Georgies
dc.contributor.authorJubitana, Maureen
dc.contributor.authorKazwala, Rudovic
dc.contributor.authorMfinanga, Godfrey S.
dc.contributor.authorHuis, Diana
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-17T12:18:13Z
dc.date.available2016-11-17T12:18:13Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.descriptionAmerican journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 83 (6)), 2010: 1308-1310en_US
dc.description.abstractIn 2009, giant African pouched rats trained to detect tuberculosis (TB) evaluated sputum samples from 10,523 patients whose sputum had previously been evaluated by smear microscopy. Microscopists found 13.3% of the patients to be TB-positive. Simulated second-line screening by the rats revealed 620 new TB-positive patients, increasing the case detection rate by 44%. These data suggest that the rats may be useful for TB detection in developing countries, although further research is needed.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/930
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygienen_US
dc.subjectGiant African Poucheden_US
dc.subjectRatsen_US
dc.subjectHuman Sputum Samplesen_US
dc.subjectdetect tuberculosisen_US
dc.subjectSmear microscopyen_US
dc.titleShort report: using giant African pouched rats to detect tuberculosis in human sputum samples: 2009 findingen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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