BCG vaccination and tuberculosis prevention: A forty years cohort study, Monastir, Tunisia.

BCG vaccination and tuberculosis prevention: A forty years cohort study, Monastir, Tunisia.

We aimed to describe incidence, trends of tuberculosis (TB) over 18 years and to evaluate the impact of the BCG vaccine after four decades of immunization program according to three protocols. We performed a cohort study including declared cases in Monastir from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2017....

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Main Authors: Cyrine Bennasrallah, Meriem Kacem, Wafa Dhouib, Imen Zemni, Manel Ben Fredj, Hela Abroug, Amira Djobbi, Assia Green, Samia Grira Said, Issam Maalel, Sarra Stambouli, Wafa Zhir, Hichem Bel Haj Youssef, Asma Sriha Belguith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219991

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