The Yield of Community-Based “Retrospective” Tuberculosis Contact Investigation in a High Burden Setting in Ethiopia

OBJECTIVE: To determine the yield and determinants of retrospective TB contact investigation in selected zones in Ethiopia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a community-based cross-sectional study conducted during June-October 2014.Trained lay providers performed symptom screening for close contacts...

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Veröffentlicht in:PLoS One
Hauptverfasser: Gashu, Zewdu, Jerene, Degu, Ensermu, Mitiku, Habte, Dereje, Melese, Muluken, Hiruy, Nebiyu, Shibeshi, Endale, Hamusse, Shallo D., Nigussie, G., Girma, B., Kassie, Yewulsew, Haile, Yared Kebede, Suarez, Pedro
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Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: Public Library of Science 2016
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4970728/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27483160
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0160514
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