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ACTIVE CASE DETECTION [1 record]

Record 1 2012-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidemiology
DEF

An active surveillance method that involves deliberately searching for cases of a disease in a given population where a disease is suspected.

CONT

Contacts of smear-positive tuberculosis patients are at high risk of infectionand of developing tuberculosis, justifying active case detection in these individuals.

OBS

active case finding; active case detection: terms and definition standardized by the Canadian Capability-Based Planning Terminology Committee and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épidémiologie
DEF

Méthode de surveillance active qui consiste à chercher de façon délibérée des cas d'une maladie que l'on soupçonne présente dans une population donnée.

OBS

recherche active de cas; dépistage actif : termes et définition normalisés par le Comité de terminologie de la planification axée sur les capacités au Canada et le Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

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