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Tuberculosis case detection
DEFINITION
Activity consisting on identifying and reporting a case of tuberculosis within the national surveillance system.
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SOURCE DEFINITION
When a person’s TB is diagnosed and reported within the national surveillance system. Although the term “case” is used widely in public health to refer to an instance of disease, it should be used with sensitivity in health care settings to avoid dehumanizing people.
OTHER DEFINITIONS
Activity of identifying infectious cases, mainly among adults attending an out-patient health facility for any reason with cough for two or three weeks or more, through sputum smear examination
Public health activity of identifying infectious cases of pulmonary TB, namely pulmonary TB cases excreting tubercule bacilli that can be detected by microscopy. The most important group for case detection includes adults attending health facilities for any reason and presenting with cough for more than two weeks
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