Prevalence of smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis among prisoners in North Gondar Zone Prison, northwest Ethiopia

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>People concentrated in congregated systems, such as prisons, are important but often neglected reservoirs for TB transmission, and threaten those in the outside community. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the prevalen...

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Main Authors: Moges Beyene, Amare Bemnet, Asfaw Fanaye, Tesfaye Wogahta, Tiruneh Moges, Belyhun Yeshambel, Mulu Andargachew, Kassu Afework
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-12-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/352