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Half of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Cases Were Left Undiagnosed in Prisons of the Tigray Region of Ethiopia: Implications for Tuberculosis Control

INTRODUCTION: Prison settings have been often identified as important but neglected reservoirs for TB. This study was designed to determine the prevalence of undiagnosed pulmonary TB and assess the potential risk factors for such TB cases in prisons of the Tigray region. METHOD: A cross-sectional st...

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Autores principales:	Adane, Kelemework, Spigt, Mark, Ferede, Semaw, Asmelash, Tsehaye, Abebe, Markos, Dinant, Geert-Jan
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2016
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4767818/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26914770 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0149453

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