2007
DOI: 10.1590/s0124-00642007000300009
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Búsqueda de Tuberculosis en Pacientes Sintomáticos Respiratorios en Cuatro Hospitales de Bogotá D.C.

Abstract: The active search patients with the respiratory symptoms detected cases of patients with positive smear, a source of contamination among the population, which facilitates the anti-tuberculosis therapy applying the DOTS strategy. The success of tuberculosis control will depend on government policies that follow the OMS recommendations.

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“…The yield of our screening of RS was of 3.5% (2 patients with positive smears out 57 patients who provided samples), a similar percentage to that reported in the literature. In a report from Colombia [7] on RS screening at a hospital setting, the yield of positive smear patients was 3.7%; in that study, patients submitted an average of 1.6 samples, a number virtually identical to the one obtained in our study (1.7 samples per patient).…”
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confidence: 83%
“…The yield of our screening of RS was of 3.5% (2 patients with positive smears out 57 patients who provided samples), a similar percentage to that reported in the literature. In a report from Colombia [7] on RS screening at a hospital setting, the yield of positive smear patients was 3.7%; in that study, patients submitted an average of 1.6 samples, a number virtually identical to the one obtained in our study (1.7 samples per patient).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 83%
“…Se estima que la prevalencia de SR estaría alrededor del 5% en pacientes mayores de 15 años que se atienden en consulta externa (4) . Este rango puede variar entre 3,5 y 10,7% de acuerdo a algunos estimados en otros países (5)(6)(7)(8) . También se sabe que este valor está influenciado por factores como la localización geográfica, el tipo de establecimiento de salud, la incidencia de enfermedades respiratorias (incluyendo tuberculosis) en la región, el motivo de consulta, y probablemente la estacionalidad (9) , entre otros.…”
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