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Risk factors for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in 2–4 year olds in a rural HIV-prevalent setting
BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in children acts as a sentinel for infectious tuberculosis. OBJECTIVE: To assess risk factors associated with tuberculous infection in pre-school children. METHOD: We conducted a population-wide tuberculin skin test (TST) survey from January to Decemb...
Autores principales: | Khan, P. Y., Glynn, J. R., Fielding, K. L., Mzembe, T., Mulawa, D., Chiumya, R., Fine, P. E. M., Koole, O., Kranzer, K., Crampin, A. C. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4743681/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27046715 http://dx.doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.15.0672 |
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