Public Transportation and Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Lima, Peru

The association between public transportation for commuting and pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) was analyzed in workers in Lima, Peru. Traveling in minibuses was a risk factor for pulmonary TB. Preventive measures need to be taken by health services to prevent spread of this disease.

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Autores principales: Horna-Campos, Olivia J., Sánchez-Pérez, Héctor J., Sánchez, Inma, Bedoya, Alfredo, Martín, Miguel
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2851510/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18257992
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1310.060793
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author Horna-Campos, Olivia J.
Sánchez-Pérez, Héctor J.
Sánchez, Inma
Bedoya, Alfredo
Martín, Miguel
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Sánchez-Pérez, Héctor J.
Sánchez, Inma
Bedoya, Alfredo
Martín, Miguel
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spelling pubmed-28515102010-04-15 Public Transportation and Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Lima, Peru Horna-Campos, Olivia J. Sánchez-Pérez, Héctor J. Sánchez, Inma Bedoya, Alfredo Martín, Miguel Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch The association between public transportation for commuting and pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) was analyzed in workers in Lima, Peru. Traveling in minibuses was a risk factor for pulmonary TB. Preventive measures need to be taken by health services to prevent spread of this disease. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-10 /pmc/articles/PMC2851510/ /pubmed/18257992 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1310.060793 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Dispatch
Horna-Campos, Olivia J.
Sánchez-Pérez, Héctor J.
Sánchez, Inma
Bedoya, Alfredo
Martín, Miguel
Public Transportation and Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Lima, Peru
title Public Transportation and Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Lima, Peru
title_full Public Transportation and Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Lima, Peru
title_fullStr Public Transportation and Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Lima, Peru
title_full_unstemmed Public Transportation and Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Lima, Peru
title_short Public Transportation and Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Lima, Peru
title_sort public transportation and pulmonary tuberculosis, lima, peru
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2851510/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18257992
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1310.060793
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