Abstract:Background
To evaluate the effectiveness of a rapid molecular test for the detection of tuberculosis and to predict the behaviour of the disease in a municipality of Brazil where tuberculosis is endemic.
Methods
An ecological study was carried out in Ribeirão Preto-SP on a population of tuberculosis cases notified between 2006 and 2017. Monthly tuberculosis incidence rates and the Average Monthly Percentage Change (AMPC) were calculated. In order to identify changes in the series, the breakpoint technique wa… Show more
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