Approaches of TB Case-finding
Active case-finding: Health service actively go into the community to find out TB cases.
Mass miniature rediography (MMR)
Indiscriminate
Selective
Active serch for respiratory symptomatics
House to hose visit
Interrogation of the elders
Examination of high risk groups
Persons with previous history of TB
Contacts of registered TB cases
Passive case-finding: Health service waits patients visiting health care facilities
Visit to health care facilities should be made as early as possible after the appearnce of respiratory symptoms
Mode of detection of TB cases: Most smear (+) PTB were detected by
Criteria in Selecting Technologies Which Could Be Used for Screening or Diagnosis
