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Pilot Evaluation of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Screening in Antenatal Clinics in Lusaka, Zambia
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating TB screening Questionnaire and Sputum smear and culture (only in HIV negative women who are symptomatic) for Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Completed, enrolled 5,033 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
This is a pilot pulmonary TB screening program done in three antenatal care clinics in Lusaka, Zambia to determine the prevalence of culture-confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis and to determine the sensitivity and specificity of symptom-based TB screening.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
All subjects will be screened with the questionnaire which assesses TB symptoms.
specimens for sputum microscopy and culture collected and processed in accordance with WHO TB Infection Control Guidelines