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The predictive value of a QuantiFERON conversion in the development of active tuberculosis disease in adolescents
This study is an extension of a prospective epidemiological study of TB disease and infection in adolescents in the Worcester and surrounding areas in the Western Cape carried out from 2005 to 2009, in which 6363 participants were enrolled from local public schools. In this follow-on study, a subset...
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| author | Machingaidze, Shingai |
| author2 | Mahomed, Hassan |
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| description | This study is an extension of a prospective epidemiological study of TB disease and infection in adolescents in the Worcester and surrounding areas in the Western Cape carried out from 2005 to 2009, in which 6363 participants were enrolled from local public schools. In this follow-on study, a subset of adolescents who were identified to have converted their QFT status during the original study will be followed up and observed for the occurrence of active TB disease over a period of two years. A similar sized, random sample of participants identified to have a QFT status that remained negative throughout the original study will be used as the control group. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11366 The predictive value of a QuantiFERON conversion in the development of active tuberculosis disease in adolescents Machingaidze, Shingai Mahomed, Hassan Epidemiology and Biostatistics This study is an extension of a prospective epidemiological study of TB disease and infection in adolescents in the Worcester and surrounding areas in the Western Cape carried out from 2005 to 2009, in which 6363 participants were enrolled from local public schools. In this follow-on study, a subset of adolescents who were identified to have converted their QFT status during the original study will be followed up and observed for the occurrence of active TB disease over a period of two years. A similar sized, random sample of participants identified to have a QFT status that remained negative throughout the original study will be used as the control group. 2015-01-05T07:00:15Z 2015-01-05T07:00:15Z 2011 Master Thesis Masters MPH http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11366 eng application/pdf Department of Public Health and Family Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Epidemiology and Biostatistics Machingaidze, Shingai The predictive value of a QuantiFERON conversion in the development of active tuberculosis disease in adolescents |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | The predictive value of a QuantiFERON conversion in the development of active tuberculosis disease in adolescents |
| title_full | The predictive value of a QuantiFERON conversion in the development of active tuberculosis disease in adolescents |
| title_fullStr | The predictive value of a QuantiFERON conversion in the development of active tuberculosis disease in adolescents |
| title_full_unstemmed | The predictive value of a QuantiFERON conversion in the development of active tuberculosis disease in adolescents |
| title_short | The predictive value of a QuantiFERON conversion in the development of active tuberculosis disease in adolescents |
| title_sort | predictive value of a quantiferon conversion in the development of active tuberculosis disease in adolescents |
| topic | Epidemiology and Biostatistics |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11366 |
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