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SUBMITTER: Golub JE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4472641 | biostudies-other | 2005 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Golub J E JE Mohan C I CI Comstock G W GW Chaisson R E RE
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 20051101 11
Despite a history of remarkable scientific achievements in microbiology and therapeutics, tuberculosis (TB) continues to pose an extraordinary threat to human health. Case finding and treatment of TB disease are the principal means of controlling transmission and reducing incidence. This review presents a historical perspective of active case finding (ACF) of TB, detailing case detection strategies that have been used over the last century. This review is divided into the following sections: mas ...[more]