Trend in tuberculosis infection prevalence in a rural area in South India after implementation of the DOTS strategy

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1315-1319

  Kolappan, C ^a   Subramani, R ^a   Chandrasekaran, V ^a   Thomas, Aleyamma ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN TUBERCULOSIS   (India)

Author keywords

DOTS; Infection; Surveys; Trend in prevalence

Indexed keywords

POLYSORBATE 80; TUBERCULIN;

ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SKIN INDURATION; TREND STUDY; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; BCG VACCINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84866456981     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.12.0098     Document Type: Article

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