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Patient-led active tuberculosis case-finding in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of using volunteer screeners in active tuberculosis case-finding in South Kivu, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, especially among groups at high risk of tuberculosis infection. METHODS: To identify and screen high-risk groups in remote communities, we traine...

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Autores principales: André, Emmanuel, Rusumba, Olivier, Evans, Carlton A, Ngongo, Philippe, Sanduku, Pasteur, Elvis, Marhegane Munguakonkwa, Celestin, Habimana Ndwanyi, Alain, Ishara Rusumba, Musafiri, Eric Mulume, Kabuayi, Jean-Pierre, le Polain de Waroux, Olivier, Aït-Khaled, Nadia, Delmée, Michel, Zech, Francis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: World Health Organization 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6083386/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30104792
http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.17.203968