High Prevalence of Tuberculosis in Previously Treated Patients, Cape Town, South Africa

High Prevalence of Tuberculosis in Previously Treated Patients, Cape Town, South Africa

The tuberculosis (TB) notification rate is high and increasing in 2 communities in Cape Town, South Africa. In 2002, we conducted a prevalence survey among adults >15 years of age to determine the TB prevalence rate; 15% of households in these communities were randomly sampled. All persons living...

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Main Authors: Saskia den Boon, Schalk W.P. van Lill, Martien W. Borgdorff, Donald A. Enarson, Suzanne Verver, Eric D. Bateman, Elvis Irusen, Carl J. Lombard, Neil W. White, Christine de Villiers, Nulda Beyers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Survey
recurrence
tuberculosis
prevalence
South Africa
research
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/8/05-1327_article

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