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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedad Española de Sanidad Penitenciaria
2021-06-01
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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 |