TB incidence in an adolescent cohort in South Africa.

TB incidence in an adolescent cohort in South Africa.

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem globally. Little is known about TB incidence in adolescents who are a proposed target group for new TB vaccines. We conducted a study to determine the TB incidence rates and risk factors for TB disease in a cohort of school-going adolesc...

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Main Authors: Hassan Mahomed, Rodney Ehrlich, Tony Hawkridge, Mark Hatherill, Lawrence Geiter, Fazlin Kafaar, Deborah Ann Abrahams, Humphrey Mulenga, Michele Tameris, Hennie Geldenhuys, Willem Albert Hanekom, Suzanne Verver, Gregory Dudley Hussey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3606161?pdf=render

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