Passive Case Finding

In Passive case finding the health system is passive, where by the patient seeks out healthcare and reports with symptoms of suggestive of TB. Based on this the provider refers the case for diagnostic testing.This is the most basic/ simplest form of case finding to be available everywhere at all times.

Screening For Tuberculosis Disease

Understand TB Screening in terms of

  • Screening is a process to filter out people that are less likely to have a health condition of interest.
  • Done using 4 Symptom complex and in some cases using X-ray.
  • Advantage - increases pre-test probability of positivity / yield and reduces unwanted diagnostic testing. 
  • Understand a population is systematically screened in intensified and active case finding efforts.
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