Incidence and transmission patterns of tuberculosis among indigenous populations in Brazil

Incidence and transmission patterns of tuberculosis among indigenous populations in Brazil

Approximately 10% of the Brazilian indigenous population lives in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul (MS), where a large number of new cases of tuberculosis (TB) are reported. This study was conducted to assess TB occurrence, transmission and the utility of TB diagnosis based on the Ogawa-Kudoh (O-K) c...

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Main Authors: Eunice Atsuko Cunha, Lucilaine Ferrazoli, Lee W Riley, Paulo Cesar Basta, Michael Robert Honer, Rosalia Maia, Izaias Pereira da Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2014-02-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
tuberculosis
genotyping
microbiology
molecular epidemiology
South American indigenous people
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