Risk of infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Malawi: National tuberculin survey 1994

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 718-723

  Salaniponi, F M L ^a   Kwanjana, J ^a   Veen, J ^b,c   Misljenovic, O ^b   Borgdorff, Martien W ^b  

^a Tuberculosis Control Programme ^*  (Malawi)

^b KNCV TUBERCULOSIS FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

^c INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE   (France)

Author keywords

HIV; Transmission; Tuberculin survey; Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis control

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALAWI; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOLS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STUDENTS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 2942513070     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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