Incidence and spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-associated infection among Aba Federal prison inmates in Nigeria

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 327-332

  Chigbu, Lawrence N ^a   Iroegbu, Christian U ^b  

^a ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

HIV; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Nigeria; Prisoners; Tuberculin skin test; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NIGERIA; PRISON; PRISONER; STATISTICS; TUBERCULOSIS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NIGERIA; PRISONERS; PRISONS; TUBERCULOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049400144     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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