A Neighbor-Based Approach to Identify Tuberculosis Exposure, the Kopanyo Study

Contact investigation is one public health measure used to prevent tuberculosis by identifying and treating persons exposed to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Contact investigations are a major tenet of global tuberculosis elimination efforts, but for many reasons remain ineffective. We describe a novel...

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Autores principales: Moonan, Patrick K., Zetola, Nicola M., Tobias, James L., Basotli, Joyce, Boyd, Rosanna, Click, Eleanor S., Dima, Mbatshi, Fane, Othusitse, Finlay, Alyssa M., Ogopotse, Matsiri, Wen, Xiao J., Modongo, Chawangwa, Oeltmann, John E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7181937/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32310058
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2605.191568
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Sumario:Contact investigation is one public health measure used to prevent tuberculosis by identifying and treating persons exposed to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Contact investigations are a major tenet of global tuberculosis elimination efforts, but for many reasons remain ineffective. We describe a novel neighbor-based approach to reframe contact investigations.

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