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Smear conversion rate (new Sm+ cases)
| Definition | Percentage of new smear positive PTB cases who are smear negative after two months of anti-TB treatment and are therefore no longer infectious.
Numerator: Number of new PTB cases who were Sm+ before starting treatment but show a Sm- after 2 months treatment.
Denominator: Total number of new Sm+ cases registered during specified time. |
| Reference | Department of Health (TB section). Pretoria. |
| Ref. URL | http://www.doh.gov.za/tb/ |
| Details | TB Guidelines. |
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Indicator Type: -> Health Status -> Infectious Disease -> Tuberculosis (TB) -> Case holding [Related Resources]
| EC | FS | GP | KZN | LP | MP | NC | NW | WC | ZA |
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| Smear conversion rate (new Sm+ cases) [Definition] |
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| 2004 | 37.3 | 58.5 | 57.8 | 38.7 | 43.2 | 34.2 | 31.8 | 48.4 | 58.0 | [1] 46.6 |
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| 2005 | 41.8 | 61.1 | 62.2 | 40.4 | 62.0 | 35.6 | 40.5 | 47.7 | 60.7 | [2] 50.5 |
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| 2006 | 49.9 | 67.2 | 69.2 | 48.4 | 54.3 | 44.4 | 48.3 | 48.1 | 66.9 | [3] 55.8 |
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| 2007 | 58.9 | 71.8 | 75.1 | 52.0 | 56.4 | 57.8 | 50.3 | 49.2 | 71.1 | [4] 60.4 |
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| EC: Eastern Cape FS: Free State GP: Gauteng KZN: KwaZulu-Natal LP: Limpopo MP: Mpumalanga NC: Northern Cape NW: North West WC: Western Cape ZA: South Africa |
Notes and References
- DoH TB: Department of Health (TB section). Pretoria. http://www.doh.gov.za/tb/
Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/TB/
- DoH TB: Department of Health (TB section). Pretoria. http://www.doh.gov.za/tb/
Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/TB/
- DoH TB: Department of Health (TB section). Pretoria. http://www.doh.gov.za/tb/
Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/TB/
- DoH TB: Department of Health (TB section). Pretoria. http://www.doh.gov.za/tb/
Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/TB/
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Health Statistics