Browsing by Author "Steffen, Ricardo Ewbank"

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Smear plus detect-TB for a sensitive diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis : a cost-effectiveness analysis in an incarcerated population

Schmid, Karen Barros; Scherer, Luciene Cardoso; Barcellos, Regina Bones; Kühleis, Daniele Chaves; Prestes, Isaías Valente; Steffen, Ricardo Ewbank; Costa, Elis Regina Dalla; Rossetti, Maria Lucia Rosa (2014) [Journal article]

Background: Prison conditions can favor the spread of tuberculosis (TB). This study aimed to evaluate in a Brazilian prison: the performance and accuracy of smear, culture and Detect-TB; performance of smear plus culture ...