Tuberculosis among individuals with community-acquired pneumonia presenting to emergency in Gaborone, Botswana

• Main Authors: Jill Gersh (Author), Zachary Feldman (Author), Emily Greenberger (Author), Amit Chandra (Author), Harvey Friedman (Author), Thomas Lere (Author), Ari Ho-Foster (Author), Michelle Haas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: AOSIS, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Setting: Delays in diagnosing Tuberculosis (TB) are associated with increased transmission. TB may present as a clinical syndrome that mimics community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Objective: To determine frequency of TB among patients with CAP at a referral hospital in Gaborone, Botswana. Design: We p...