Completeness of pediatric TB reporting in New York City.

OBJECTIVE: Accurate surveillance of tuberculosis (TB) in children is critical because such cases represent recent transmission, but surveillance is difficult as only 10% to 50% of cases are culture-confirmed. Hospital-based sources were used to develop alternative surveillance to assess completeness...

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Publicado en:Public Health Reports Vol. 118; no. 2; pp. 144 - 154
Autores principales: San Gabriel P, Saiman L, Kaye K, Silin M, Onorato I, Schulte J
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Sage Publications Inc. Mar/Apr2003
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