Yield of household contact tracing for tuberculosis in rural South Africa

Yield of household contact tracing for tuberculosis in rural South Africa

Abstract Background Efficient and effective strategies for identifying cases of active tuberculosis (TB) in rural sub-Saharan Africa are lacking. Household contact tracing offers a potential approach to diagnose more TB cases, and to do so earlier in the disease course. Methods Adults newly diagnose...

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Main Authors: Kristen M. Little, Reginah Msandiwa, Neil Martinson, Jonathan Golub, Richard Chaisson, David Dowdy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Rural
Active case finding
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3193-7

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