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Protocol for a population-based molecular epidemiology study of tuberculosis transmission in a high HIV-burden setting: the Botswana Kopanyo study

INTRODUCTION: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is transmitted from person to person via airborne droplet nuclei. At the community level, Mtb transmission depends on the exposure venue, infectiousness of the tuberculosis (TB) index case and the susceptibility of the index case's social network....

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Autores principales: Zetola, N M, Modongo, C, Moonan, P K, Click, E, Oeltmann, J E, Shepherd, J, Finlay, A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4874111/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27160840
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010046