Burden of tuberculosis in Xinjiang between 2011 and 2015: A surveillance data-based study.

Despite the reduction in reported incidence of tuberculosis globally, the burden of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) remains high in low- and middle- income countries, including China. The current study aims to evaluate the distribution and trend of PTB incidence in Xinjiang, the region with the highest...

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Main Authors: Xiangyan He, Mingqin Cao, Tanmay Mahapatra, Xiangpin Du, Sanchita Mahapatra, Qifeng Li, Lei Feng, Songyuan Tang, Zhen Zhao, Jinbao Liu, Weiming Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5679610?pdf=render