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The Infectivity of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Korean Army Units: Evidence from Outbreak Investigations

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) causes substantial health burden to the Korean military. This study aims to assess the impact of infectious TB cases on close and casual contacts in the Korean Army settings based on contact investigation data. METHODS: Six Army units with infectious TB cases from Septe...

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Autores principales: Yoon, Chang-gyo, Kang, Dong Yoon, Jung, Jaehun, Oh, Soo Yon, Lee, Jin Beom, Kim, Mi-Hyun, Seo, Younsuk, Kim, Hee-Jin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6778738/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31172703
http://dx.doi.org/10.4046/trd.2018.0077