Defining adequate contact for transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in an African urban environment

Defining adequate contact for transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in an African urban environment

Abstract Background The risk of infection from respiratory pathogens increases according to the contact rate between the infectious case and susceptible contact, but the definition of adequate contact for transmission is not standard. In this study we aimed to identify factors that can explain the l...

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Main Authors: María Eugenia Castellanos, Sarah Zalwango, Robert Kakaire, Mark H. Ebell, Kevin K. Dobbin, Juliet Sekandi, Noah Kiwanuka, Christopher C. Whalen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Contact
Transmission
Social network
Contact network
Social mixing
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-08998-7

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