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Identifying risk factors associated with smear positivity of pulmonary tuberculosis in Kazakhstan

BACKGROUND: Sputum smear-positive tuberculosis (TB) patients have a high risk of transmission and are of great epidemiological and infection control significance. Little is known about the smear-positive populations in high TB burden regions, such as Kazakhstan. The objective of this study is to cha...

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Autores principales: Hermosilla, Sabrina, You, Paul, Aifah, Angela, Abildayev, Tleukhan, Akilzhanova, Ainur, Kozhamkulov, Ulan, Muminov, Talgat, Darisheva, Meruert, Zhussupov, Baurzhan, Terlikbayeva, Assel, El-Bassel, Nabila, Schluger, Neil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5332099/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28249005
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0172942