Excess Risk of Tuberculosis Infection Among Extra-household Contacts of Tuberculosis Cases in an African City

Excess Risk of Tuberculosis Infection Among Extra-household Contacts of Tuberculosis Cases in an African City

Abstract Background Although households of tuberculosis (TB) cases represent a setting for intense transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, household exposure accounts for

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical infectious diseases 2021-11, Vol.73 (9), p.e3438-e3445
Hauptverfasser: Kakaire, Robert, Kiwanuka, Noah, Zalwango, Sarah, Sekandi, Juliet N, Quach, Trang Ho Thu, Castellanos, Maria Eugenia, Quinn, Frederick, Whalen, Christopher C
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Background Although households of tuberculosis (TB) cases represent a setting for intense transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, household exposure accounts for
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/cid/ciaa1556