Intensified or Routine Case Finding for Pulmonary Tuberculosis among HIV-Infected Patients: Which is Better?

• Main Authors: Hamidreza Tabatabaee (Author), Parvin Afsar-kazerooni (Author), Yousef Alimohamadi (Author), Alireza Hasanabadi (Author), Fatemeh Khavandegaran (Author), Katayoun Tayeri (Author), Abbas Rezaianzadeh (Author), Jafar Hasanzadeh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Intensified strategy includes special attention to the symptoms such as cough (more than two weeks), fever (more than three weeks), night sweats (more than three weeks), and weight loss (more than 3 kg per month). If any of the above symptoms was positive, in suspected individuals for TB...