Lack of patient registration in the electronic TB register for sputum smear-positive patients in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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• Alternative Title:
  Tuberculosis (Edinb)
• Personal Author:
  Bristow, Claire C. ; Dilraj, Athmanundh ; Margot, Bruce ; Podewils, Laura Jean
• Description:
  Analysis of diagnostic smear positive records from the laboratory from KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa shows that not all patients are counted in surveillance efforts. However, review of paper-based patient records suggests the majority of identified TB patients are being treated. Directly linking laboratory and clinical records would enhance surveillance information.
• Subjects:
  Electronic Health Records Humans Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Population Surveillance Registries Retrospective Studies Sputum
• Source:
  Tuberculosis (Edinb). 93(5):567-568.
• Pubmed ID:
  23769141
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4616016
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  South Africa
• Volume:
  93
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:bd1ebda6f97eebbcbe13468ea716f4d5049bad7d024ab7a647265d9ac101059f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/35286/cdc_35286_DS1.pdf
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