A one-day method for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in rural Ethiopia

A Cambanis; M A Yassin; A Ramsay; S B Squire; I Arbide; L E Cuevas

A one-day method for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in rural Ethiopia

A Cambanis, M A Yassin, A Ramsay, S B Squire, I Arbide, L E Cuevas

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Abstract

Smear diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) requires three sputum examinations over 2 days. We evaluated the performance of two sputum specimens obtained on a single day (the second specimen submitted 1 h after the first) against the standard 2-day method in rural Ethiopia. A total of 243 suspects were enrolled; 52 had confirmed PTB: 49 (94%) were detected by the same-day method and 51 (98%) by the standard method (P > 0.5). The same-day approach would reduce the number of visits required for diagnosis, save resources for the health system and the patient, and ultimately improve case detection in poorer countries.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	230-2
Number of pages	3
Journal	International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Volume	10
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - Feb 2006

Keywords

Ethiopia
Humans
Mycobacterium tuberculosis/isolation & purification
Sensitivity and Specificity
Specimen Handling/methods
Sputum/microbiology
Time Factors
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/diagnosis

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Cite this

@article{cbce002942c547b795e2f45256cd77b2,

title = "A one-day method for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in rural Ethiopia",

abstract = "Smear diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) requires three sputum examinations over 2 days. We evaluated the performance of two sputum specimens obtained on a single day (the second specimen submitted 1 h after the first) against the standard 2-day method in rural Ethiopia. A total of 243 suspects were enrolled; 52 had confirmed PTB: 49 (94%) were detected by the same-day method and 51 (98%) by the standard method (P > 0.5). The same-day approach would reduce the number of visits required for diagnosis, save resources for the health system and the patient, and ultimately improve case detection in poorer countries.",

keywords = "Ethiopia, Humans, Mycobacterium tuberculosis/isolation & purification, Sensitivity and Specificity, Specimen Handling/methods, Sputum/microbiology, Time Factors, Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/diagnosis",

author = "A Cambanis and Yassin, {M A} and A Ramsay and Squire, {S B} and I Arbide and Cuevas, {L E}",

year = "2006",

month = feb,

language = "English",

volume = "10",

pages = "230--2",

journal = "International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease",

issn = "1027-3719",

publisher = "International Union against Tubercul. and Lung Dis.",

number = "2",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - A one-day method for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in rural Ethiopia

AU - Cambanis, A

AU - Yassin, M A

AU - Ramsay, A

AU - Squire, S B

AU - Arbide, I

AU - Cuevas, L E

PY - 2006/2

Y1 - 2006/2

N2 - Smear diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) requires three sputum examinations over 2 days. We evaluated the performance of two sputum specimens obtained on a single day (the second specimen submitted 1 h after the first) against the standard 2-day method in rural Ethiopia. A total of 243 suspects were enrolled; 52 had confirmed PTB: 49 (94%) were detected by the same-day method and 51 (98%) by the standard method (P > 0.5). The same-day approach would reduce the number of visits required for diagnosis, save resources for the health system and the patient, and ultimately improve case detection in poorer countries.

AB - Smear diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) requires three sputum examinations over 2 days. We evaluated the performance of two sputum specimens obtained on a single day (the second specimen submitted 1 h after the first) against the standard 2-day method in rural Ethiopia. A total of 243 suspects were enrolled; 52 had confirmed PTB: 49 (94%) were detected by the same-day method and 51 (98%) by the standard method (P > 0.5). The same-day approach would reduce the number of visits required for diagnosis, save resources for the health system and the patient, and ultimately improve case detection in poorer countries.

KW - Ethiopia

KW - Humans

KW - Mycobacterium tuberculosis/isolation & purification

KW - Sensitivity and Specificity

KW - Specimen Handling/methods

KW - Sputum/microbiology

KW - Time Factors

KW - Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/diagnosis

M3 - Article

C2 - 16499267

SN - 1027-3719

VL - 10

SP - 230

EP - 232

JO - International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

JF - International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

IS - 2

ER -

A one-day method for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in rural Ethiopia

Abstract

Keywords

UN SDGs

Fingerprint

Cite this