Tuberculosis Case Finding: Evaluation of a Paper Slip Method to Trace Contacts

SETTING: South Africa has the third highest tuberculosis (TB) burden in the world. Intensified case finding, recommended by WHO, is one way to control TB. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness and acceptability of a paper slip method for TB contact tracing. METHOD: TB patients were offered paper...

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Autores principales: Mwansa-Kambafwile, Judith, McCarthy, Kerrigan, Gharbaharan, Varanna, Venter, Francois W. D., Maitshotlo, Boitumelo, Black, Andrew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3779255/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24073277
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0075757

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3779255/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24073277
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0075757

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