Investigation of tuberculosis clusters in Dehradun city of India

作     者：Neeraj Tiwari Vineeta Kandpal Ajoy Tewari K.Ram Mohan Rao Tolia VS 

作者机构：Department of StatisticsKumaun UniversitySSJ CampusAlmora-263601India Department of AnatomyERA's Medical CollegeLucknow-226001India Jai Clinic & Diabetes Care CentreLucknow-226001India Geoinformatics DivisionIndian Institute of Remote SensingDehradun-248001India District Tuberculosis OfficerDehradun 248001India 

出 版 物：《Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine》 (亚太热带医药杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2010年第3卷第6期

页      面：486-490页

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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100201[医学-内科学(含：心血管病、血液病、呼吸系病、消化系病、内分泌与代谢病、肾病、风湿病、传染病)] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Geographical Information System Mycobacterium tuberculosis Spatial scan statistics TB/HIV 

摘      要：Objective:To investigate the presence of statistically significant geographical clusters of tuberculosis(TB) using Geographical Information System and spatial scan statistics in Dehradun, ***:The spatial scan statistic implemented with a software program,SaTScan v6.1, was used to test the presence of statistically significant spatial clusters of TB and to identify their approximate locations(P0.05 for primary clusters and P0.1 for secondary clusters). Geographical Information System was used for geographical ***:Significant high rate spatial clusters were identified in seven wards of the Dehradun Municipal area. Conclusions:There is sufficient evidence about the existence of statistically significant TB clusters in seven wards of Dehradun,*** purely spatial scan statistics methodology used in this study has a potential use in surveillance of TB for detecting the true clusters of the disease.