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Screening for pulmonary tuberculosis in Teresópolis, RJ, Brazil: the search for respiratory symptomatic patients in emergency service of "Hospital das Clínicas de Teresópolis Costantino Ottaviano, Fundação Educacional Serra dos Orgãos".

Siqueira-Batista R, Gomes AP, Bisaglia JB, Borlot PE, D'avila Junior HX, Faria CG, Braga BD, Bezerra TS, Cedrola JP, Almeida GC, Couto LS, Nacif M, Crivano E

Fundação Educacional Serra dos Orgãos, RJ, Brazil. anaximandro@hotmail.com

The aim of the present study was to investigate the detection percentage of tuberculosis among patients that are respiratory symptomatic (TB suspects). In this work, we present the preliminary results of research carried out at "Hospital das Clínicas de Teresópolis Costantino Ottaviano da Fundacao Educacional Serra dos Orgãos (FESO)" from November 2003 to April 2004. Among the 40 respiratory symptomatic individuals identified and referred to the Tuberculosis Control Program in Teresópolis , two (5.0%) were characterized as smear-positive. These results confirm reports in the literature and underscore the need for and importance of this strategy.

Published 9 May 2005 in Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo, 47(2): 117-8.
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