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Risk of latent tuberculosis infection in children living in households with tuberculosis patients: a cross sectional survey in remote northern Lao People's Democratic Republic
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis is highly prevalent in Laos (289 per 100,000). We evaluated the risk of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among children (0–15 years) living with tuberculosis patients in rural northern Laos. METHODS: In a cross sectional survey of 30 randomly selected villages, 72 tuberc...
Autores principales: | Nguyen, Tuan H, Odermatt, Peter, Slesak, Gunther, Barennes, Hubert |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2707378/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19534769 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-9-96 |
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