High incidence and low case detection rate among contacts of tuberculosis cases in Shanghai, China

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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Main Authors: Juntao Guo, Meixia Yang, Zheyuan Wu, Xin Shen, Yuanhui Wang, Genming Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Index case
Contact investigation
Disease density
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-3942-2

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