A spatial analysis of TB cases and abnormal X-rays detected through active case-finding in Karachi, Pakistan
- Authors
- Christina Mergenthaler, Syed M. A. Zaidi, Wafa Z. Jamal, Kiran S. Azeemi, Nick Van Den Berge, Jacob Creswell, Aamir Khan, Saira Khowaja, Shifa S. Habib
- Publication year
- 2023
Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of avoidable deaths from an infectious disease globally and a large of number of people who develop TB each year remain undiagnosed. Active case-finding has been recommended by the World Health Organization to bridge the case-detection gap for TB in high burden countries.
Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of avoidable deaths from an infectious disease globally and a large of number of people who develop TB each year remain undiagnosed. Active case-finding has been recommended by the World Health Organization to bridge the case-detection gap for TB in high burden countries.