Tuberculosis case finding using population-based disease surveillance platforms in urban and rural Kenya

Tuberculosis case finding using population-based disease surveillance platforms in urban and rural Kenya

Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) case finding is an important component of TB control because it can reduce transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) through prompt detection and treatment of infectious patients. Methods Using population-based infectious disease surveillance (PBIDS) plat...

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Main Authors: Godfrey Bigogo, Kevin Cain, Diana Nyole, Geoffrey Masyongo, Joshua Auko Auko, Newton Wamola, Albert Okumu, Janet Agaya, Joel Montgomery, Martien Borgdorff, Deron Burton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Case-finding
Kenya
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3172-z

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