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Table 6 Evaluation of the screening algorithm* for household contacts with comorbid (Asthma and Heart Failure) illnesses

From: Comparison of the yield of two tuberculosis screening approaches among household contacts in a community setting of Silti Zone, Central Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study

Screening test result

TB disease (TB Culture)

Total

Present

Absent

Positive

1

17

18

Negative

0

4

4

Total

1

21

22

  1. Screening algorithm for adults and children > = 10 years: prolonged/chronic cough of two weeks or more or any two of the TB suggestive symptoms: fever of two weeks or more, night sweating, unexplained weight loss of 1.5 kg in a month and fatigue.
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine

ISSN: 1471-2466

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