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A prospective longitudinal study of tuberculosis among household contacts of smear-positive tuberculosis cases in Lima, Peru
BACKGROUND: Household contacts (HHCs) of TB cases are at increased risk for TB disease compared to the general population but the risk may be modified by individual or household factors. We conducted a study to determine incident TB among HHCs over two years after exposure and to identify individual...
Autores principales: | Otero, Larissa, Shah, Lena, Verdonck, Kristien, Battaglioli, Tullia, Brewer, Timothy, Gotuzzo, Eduardo, Seas, Carlos, Van der Stuyft, Patrick |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4898451/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27278655 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1616-x |
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