High incidence and low case detection rate among contacts of tuberculosis cases in Shanghai, China
Abstract Background To assess the effect of a contact investigation strategy by assessing the incidence of tuberculosis and the case detection rate among contacts of tuberculosis patients. Methods The pulmonary tuberculosis incidence among contacts was determined retrospectively from a tuberculosis...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-04-01
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Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-3942-2 |