Rapid tests reduce the burden of tuberculosis in Azerbaijan prisons: special emphasis on rifampicin-resistance

ABSTRACT Aims To evaluate the impact of addition of rapid tests for tuberculosis (TB) to mass screening and passive case finding on the burden of TB in high-incidence prisons of Azerbaijan. Materials and methods All new and relapse TB cases notified in 01.01.2009-31.12.2015 were retrospectively in...

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Main Authors: E Gurbanova, R Mehdiyev, K Blondal, A Altraja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Española de Sanidad Penitenciaria 2021-06-01
Series:Revista Española de Sanidad Penitenciaria
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Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1575-06202018000300111&tlng=en