Culture confirmation of tuberculosis cases in Birmingham, UK

Kalbir S Hayer; Alice J Sitch; Martin Dedicoat; Annette L Wood

doi:10.3109/00365548.2013.804944

Culture confirmation of tuberculosis cases in Birmingham, UK

Kalbir S Hayer, Alice J Sitch, Martin Dedicoat, Annette L Wood

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Abstract

The proportion of culture-confirmed tuberculosis (TB) cases in Birmingham had gradually decreased to less than 65% in 2008. Reasons for this were unclear, therefore this study assessed diagnostic methods used for confirming TB and reviewed factors involved in positive culture.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	746-51
Number of pages	6
Journal	Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases
Volume	45
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/00365548.2013.804944
Publication status	Published - Oct 2013

Keywords

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bacteriological Techniques
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diagnostic Tests, Routine
Female
Great Britain
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Sensitivity and Specificity
Tuberculosis
Young Adult

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Culture confirmation of tuberculosis cases in Birmingham, UK

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