TB Control in Singapore: the high price of diagnostic delay
Singapore medical journal
;
: 505-507, 2012.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-249692
ABSTRACT
Singapore has experienced a rise in the tuberculosis (TB) incidence rate among her local population since 2008, which we believe, is contributed in no small part to a recent increase in community transmission due to delayed diagnosis of infectious pulmonary TB cases. Data from the TB notification registry showed an increase from 2004 to 2008 in the number and proportion of sputum acid-fast bacilli smear-positive pulmonary TB cases with prolonged cough. Two surveys at the TB Control Unit showed that healthcare system delays exceeded patient delay in seeking medical consultation. There is thus an urgent need to heighten TB awareness among the public and the medical community in order to reduce the time taken to diagnose infectious TB cases in Singapore.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Referral and Consultation
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Singapore
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Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
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Diagnostic Imaging
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Radiography
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Epidemiology
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Incidence
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Infection Control
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Diagnosis
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Delayed Diagnosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Health economic evaluation
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Incidence study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Singapore medical journal
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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