Undetected tuberculosis at enrollment and after hospitalization in medical and oncology wards in Botswana.
Cancer patients are at higher risk of tuberculosis (TB) infection, especially in hospital settings with high TB/HIV burden. The study was implemented among adult patients admitted to the largest tertiary-level referral hospital in Botswana. We estimated the TB prevalence at admission and the rate of...
Main Authors: | Yeonsoo Baik, Othusitse Fane, Qiao Wang, Chawangwa Modongo, Cynthia Caiphus, Surbhi Grover, Nicola M Zetola, Sanghyuk S Shin |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219678 |
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