Short report: using giant African pouched rats to detect tuberculosis in human sputum samples: 2009 finding

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dc.creatorPoling, Alan
dc.creatorWeetjens, Bart J.
dc.creatorCox, Christophe
dc.creatorMgode, Georgies
dc.creatorJubitana, Maureen
dc.creatorKazwala, Rudovic
dc.creatorMfinanga, Godfrey S.
dc.creatorHuis, Diana
dc.date2016-11-17T12:18:13Z
dc.date2016-11-17T12:18:13Z
dc.date2010
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-25T08:50:52Z
dc.date.available2022-10-25T08:50:52Z
dc.descriptionAmerican journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 83 (6)), 2010: 1308-1310
dc.descriptionIn 2009, giant African pouched rats trained to detect tuberculosis (TB) evaluated sputum samples from 10,523 patients whose sputum had previously been evaluated by smear microscopy. Microscopists found 13.3% of the patients to be TB-positive. Simulated second-line screening by the rats revealed 620 new TB-positive patients, increasing the case detection rate by 44%. These data suggest that the rats may be useful for TB detection in developing countries, although further research is needed.
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dc.identifierhttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/930
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/90736
dc.languageen
dc.publisherThe American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygien
dc.subjectGiant African Pouched
dc.subjectRats
dc.subjectHuman Sputum Samples
dc.subjectdetect tuberculosis
dc.subjectSmear microscopy
dc.titleShort report: using giant African pouched rats to detect tuberculosis in human sputum samples: 2009 finding
dc.typeArticle

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