No decrease in annual risk of tuberculosis infection in endemic area in Cape Town, South Africa

To estimate the change in annual risk of tuberculosis infection (ARTI) in two neighbouring urban communities of Cape Town, South Africa with an HIV prevalence of approximately 2%, and to compare ARTI with notification rates and treatment outcomes in the tuberculosis (TB) programme. In 1998-1999 and...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Tropical medicine & international health 2009-02, Vol.14 (2), p.136-142
Hauptverfasser:	Kritzinger, Fiona E, den Boon, Saskia, Verver, Suzanne, Enarson, Donald A, Lombard, Carl J, Borgdorff, Martien W, Gie, Robert P, Beyers, Nulda
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Afrique du Sud annual risk of infection Bacterial diseases BCG Vaccine - immunology Biological and medical sciences Child Disease control Disease Notification - statistics & numerical data Endemic Diseases Female General aspects Health risk assessment HIV Infections - epidemiology Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Mene Mycobacterium tuberculosis notification rates Pero Prevalence resultado del tratamiento riesgo anual de infección Risk Factors risque annuel d’infection résultat du traitement South Africa South Africa - epidemiology Sudáfrica tasas de notificación taux de notification treatment outcome tuberculin Tuberculin Test tuberculina tuberculine tuberculose Tuberculosis Tuberculosis - epidemiology Tuberculosis - prevention & control Tuberculosis - transmission Tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterial infections Urban areas
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