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Estimating the contribution of transmission in primary healthcare clinics to community-wide TB disease incidence, and the impact of infection prevention and control interventions, in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

BACKGROUND: There is a high risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) transmission in healthcare facilities in high burden settings. WHO guidelines on tuberculosis (TB) infection prevention and control (IPC) recommend a range of measures to reduce transmission in healthcare settings. These were evalu...

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Autores principales: McCreesh, Nicky, Karat, Aaron S, Govender, Indira, Baisley, Kathy, Diaconu, Karin, Yates, Tom A, Houben, Rein MGJ, Kielmann, Karina, Grant, Alison D, White, Richard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8995945/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35396264
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2021-007136