Findings from a pilot project to assess the feasibility of active tuberculosis case finding among seniors in rural Sichuan Province, China, 2017.

Findings from a pilot project to assess the feasibility of active tuberculosis case finding among seniors in rural Sichuan Province, China, 2017.

BACKGROUND:China has a substantial tuberculosis (TB) disease burden and an aging population. Seniors have a higher risk of developing TB disease compared to younger age groups. Active case finding (ACF) could help identify seniors with TB disease. METHODS:From March to June 2017, we included ACF dur...

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Main Authors: Canyou Zhang, Lan Xia, Jeanette J Rainey, Yuan Li, Chuang Chen, Zhengyuan Rao, Jinchao Duan, Hongying Sun, Jie Cao, Ping Liu, Jun Cheng, Hui Zhang, Jianlin Wu, Lixia Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214761

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