Comparison of indoor contact time data in Zambia and Western Cape, South Africa suggests targeting of interventions to reduce Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission should be informed by local data

BACKGROUND: In high incidence settings, the majority of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) transmission occurs outside the household. Little is known about where people’s indoor contacts occur outside the household, and how this differs between different settings. We estimate the number of contact ho...

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Autores principales: McCreesh, Nicky, Looker, Clare, Dodd, Peter J., Plumb, Ian D., Shanaube, Kwame, Muyoyeta, Monde, Godfrey-Faussett, Peter, Corbett, Elizabeth L., Ayles, Helen, White, Richard G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4746903/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26861444
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1406-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4746903/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26861444
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1406-5

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