... the findings
of two major X-ray surveys are given in Table 1.
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Table 1 : Prevalence of tuberculosis ... the one
hand, we are made aware by Chakraborty, in a recent
communication
1
, and even in an earlier paper
2
, that
he had found the available data...
... the World Health Organization (WHO) and the
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung
Disease (The Union), mainly because of a lack of stan-
dardisation.
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Further studies are requested ... slow heating until
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The r...
... was 31.4 days, mean referral interval was 22.1 days, mean diagnosis
interval was 3.3 days, and mean initiation of treatment interval was 1.4 days. Patient delay was
present in 34.8 percent of ... delay. We
ascertained lower application intervals for patients hav-
ing an index case for tuberculosis and for those with
good economic status. The rate of cases having patient
delay was...
... diagnosis by treating physicians and an
incorrect initial diagnosis of TB is associated with the
potential risk of delay in the institution of ATT and there
by facilitates silent spread of the ... literature on manifestations of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) among elderly
patients in India. The aim of the present study was to compare the clinical, radiological a...
... seasonally from place to place with their animals
in search of water and pasture. Hence, they have the least
access to educational, health and other services. The Afar
pastoralists are a distinct ... data analysis and
write-up of the manuscript and critically revised the manuscript. All authors
read and approved the final manuscript. ML is the guarantor of the paper.
A...
... by
anti-TB medication was defined as; 1) a transaminase increase
to >3 times the normal upper limit; and 2) any elevation of
transaminase above basal levels in the presence of icteric hep-
atitis. ... others.
After a diagnosis of active pulmonary TB had been made and
medication started, all patients were seen one week after medi-
cation start by a physician and monthly...
... fits the data. It indicates the amount of the relationship between the variables that remains unex-
plained by a model; the larger the value, the poorer the model fits the data. As a rule of thumb, ... clinical and laboratory testing was part of routine
examination. For HIV testing, specific informed consent was
asked and counseling offered. Approval for this stu...
... largest to least variance, allowing retention of a
few PCs containing the majority of data variance
and discarding the bulk of remaining components
that contain small amounts of variance that ... under-
lying dimensionality of the alveolar gradient data
using orthogonal (mathematically independent)
components that contain significant portions of
the data variance. The c...
... wood, coal
and agricultural residues. This includes more than 75% of the
people in India and China and 50 - 75% of those in certain
regions of South America and Africa. In China, it is estimated ... Environmental Burden of Disease Series, No. 4).
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