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HIV prevalence and determinants of loss-to-follow-up in adolescents and young adults with tuberculosis in Cape Town
TB remains a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa, due to the HIV epidemic. As TB treatment is lengthy, the completion of the full course of treatment may be especially challenging for young people. We therefore aimed to identify the extent of and reasons underlying loss to...
Autores principales: | Mulongeni, Pancho, Hermans, Sabine, Caldwell, Judy, Bekker, Linda-Gail, Wood, Robin, Kaplan, Richard |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6363173/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30721239 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210937 |
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