Active case-finding for tuberculosis by mobile teams in Myanmar: yield and treatment outcomes

• Main Authors: Ohnmar Myint (Author), Saw Saw (Author), Petros Isaakidis (Author), Mohammed Khogali (Author), Anthony Reid (Author), Nguyen Binh Hoa (Author), Thi Thi Kyaw (Author), Ko Ko Zaw (Author), Tin Mi Mi Khaing (Author), Si Thu Aung (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Since 2005, the Myanmar National Tuberculosis Programme (NTP) has been implementing active case finding (ACF) activities involving mobile teams in hard-to-reach areas. This study revealed the contribution of mobile team activities to total tuberculosis (TB) case detection, charac...