Contact tracing is associated with treatment success of index tuberculosis cases in Uganda

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of contact tracing on the treatment outcomes of index tuberculosis (TB) cases in Uganda. METHODS: We evaluated TB cases registered at an urban public health facility in Uganda in 2015–2020. We extracted data from the unit’s TB and contact tracing registers. Treatme...

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Autores principales: Baluku, Joseph Baruch, Kabamooli, Rachael Alele, Kajumba, Norah, Nabwana, Martin, Kateete, David, Kiguli, Sarah, Andia-Biraro, Irene
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9395259/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34174434
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2021.06.049

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9395259/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34174434
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2021.06.049

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