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Chest microfilm versus direct microscopic sputum examination in tuberculosis control in the developing country.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 1967 |
| Abstract | I T IS WELL KNOWN THAT TO CONTROL tuberculosis in the developing countries in a short period of time is difficult, to say nothing of eradication of the disease. In Taiwan, an organized tuberculosis control program has been carried out in the past 16 years. From the results of the two prevalence surveys,’ there is a strong indication that some improvement has been achieved in “quality,” but the “quantity” of the tuberculosis problem remains unchanged. There is progress, though slow. In implementing tuberculosis control, we have to find the tuberculous patients, treat them and cure them so that they will not infect others. Case-finding is thus the foundation of the whole control program, and two methods are in use in Taiwan: (1) to find the cases by using chest x-ray examination with 70 mm microfilms, and (2) to find the cases by using microscopic sputum examination. Either method has its pros and cons. To understand their merits and demerits in effect, both methods are used so that a comparison can be made. Given below are the results of the two methods. Chest Microfilm In order to explore the prevalence of tuberculosis, certain groups of people in the cities and villages of northern, central and southern Taiwan are examined with 70 mm chest microfilm. Of the 26,031 individuals |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://journal.publications.chestnet.org/pdfaccess.ashx?url=/data/journals/chest/21456/648.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 6060886v1 |
| Volume Number | 52 |
| Issue Number | 5 |
| Journal | Diseases of the chest |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Diagnostic radiologic examination Patients Plain chest X-ray Tuberculosis |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
