Concurrent adult pulmonary tuberculosis prevalence survey using digital radiography and Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra and child interferon-gamma release assay Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection survey in Karachi, Pakistan: a study protocol [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Background: Assessment of the effectiveness of tuberculosis control strategies requires the periodic measurement of M. tuberculosis transmission in populations, which is notoriously difficult. One well-established method is to measure the prevalence of infectious pulmonary tuberculosis in the popula...

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Main Authors: Palwasha Y. Khan, M. Shariq Paracha, Chris Grundy, Saadia Saeed, Maqboola Dojki, Falak Madhani, Liesl Page-Shipp, Nazia Khursheed, Waleed Rabbani, Najam Riaz, Saira Khowaja, Owais Hussain, Ali Habib, Uzma Khan, Katharina Kranzer, Rashida A. Ferrand, James J. Lewis, Aamir J. Khan, Katherine L. Fielding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wellcome 2020-07-01
Series:Wellcome Open Research
Online Access:https://wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/5-159/v1