Tuberculosis and the HIV epidemic: Increasing annual risk of tuberculous infection in Kenya, 1986-1996

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1078-1082

  Odhiambo, J A ^a   Borgdorff, M W ^b,c   Kiambih, F M ^e   Kibuga, D K ^e   Kwamanga, D O ^a   Ng'ang'a, L ^a   Agwanda, R ^a   Kalisvaart, N A ^b   Misljenovic, O ^c   Nagelkerke, N J D ^b,d   Bosman, M ^b  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b KNCV TUBERCULOSIS FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

^c Intl TB Surveillance Centre   (Netherlands)

^d ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e Natl Leprosy/TB Contr Prog Kenya   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; THIOACETAZONE; TUBERCULIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION RISK; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

EID: 0033364436     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.89.7.1078     Document Type: Article

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