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Effect of Active Case Finding on Prevalence and Transmission of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Dhaka Central Jail, Bangladesh
BACKGROUND: Understanding tuberculosis (TB) transmission dynamics is essential for establishing effective TB control strategies in settings where the burden and risk of transmission are high. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effect of active screening on controlling TB transmission...
Autores principales: | Banu, Sayera, Rahman, Md. Toufiq, Uddin, Mohammad Khaja Mafij, Khatun, Razia, Khan, Md. Siddiqur Rahman, Rahman, Md. Mojibur, Uddin, Syed Iftekhar, Ahmed, Tahmeed, Heffelfinger, James D. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4416744/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25933377 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0124976 |
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