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The MODS method for diagnosis of tuberculosis and multidrug resistant tuberculosis
Published on: August 11, 2008
[Study on quality of diagnosis in patients with sputum negative pulmonary tuberculosis in rural area]
1Jiangsu Provincial Tuberculosis Control Institute, Nanjing.
Abstract:
1194 cases (3.9%) were randomly selected from all newly registered patients with sputum negative pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) of Jiangsu Province in 1991. After reevaluation by specialists, final diagnosis was made. 94 cases (7.9%) were excluded because of insufficient information, the diagnosis of PTB for 107 patients (9.7%) of the remained 1100 cases were not correct. Results indicate that one of the causes for the low sputum positive rate of newly registered patients with PTB was probably due to the comparatively large proportion of misdiagnosed sputum negative patients.
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