Tuberculosis Acquired Outside of Households, Rural Vietnam

Tuberculosis Acquired Outside of Households, Rural Vietnam

Using population-based data from rural Vietnam, we assessed tuberculosis (TB) transmission within and outside of households. Eighty-three percent of persons with recent household TB were infected by different strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis than were their household members. This result argues...

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Main Authors: Tran N. Buu, Dick van Soolingen, Mai N.T. Huyen, Nguyen N.T. Lan, Hoang T. Quy, Edine W. Tiemersma, Martien W. Borgdorff, Frank G.J. Cobelens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Tuberculosis and other mycobacteria
pulmonary
households
transmission
Vietnam
dispatch
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/9/10-0281_article
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Summary:Using population-based data from rural Vietnam, we assessed tuberculosis (TB) transmission within and outside of households. Eighty-three percent of persons with recent household TB were infected by different strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis than were their household members. This result argues against the effectiveness of active TB case finding among household members.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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