Screening for tuberculosis in family and household contacts in a rural area in Ethiopia over a 20-month period

The purpose of this study is to describe the experience of the completion of the Tuberculosis (TB) Contact Screening Logbook (TB-CSL). The TB-CSL was retrospectively analyzed from July 2007 until June 2012. During the study period, 122 patients were included in the TB-CSL; however, 17 (13.9%) patien...

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Main Authors: Jose Manuel Ramos, Dejere Biru, Abraham Tesfamariam, Francisco Reyes, Miguel Górgolas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
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Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2013;volume=2;issue=4;spage=240;epage=243;aulast=Ramos