High incidence of tuberculosis, low sensitivity of current diagnostic scheme and prolonged culture positivity in four Colombian prisons. A cohort study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Rueda, Zulma Vanessa ^a   López, Lucelly ^a   Vélez, Lázaro A ^a   Marín, Diana ^a   Giraldo, Margarita Rosa ^b   Pulido, Henry ^c   Orozco, Luis Carlos ^d   Montes, Fernando ^e   Arbeláez, María Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

^b Laboratorio de Salud Pública de Antioquia   (Colombia)

^c Secretaría de Salud de Bello   (Colombia)

^d UNIVERSIDAD INDUSTRIAL DE SANTANDER   (Colombia)

^e Programa de Control de Tuberculosis y Lepra Secretaría de Salud de Medellín   (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COLOMBIA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRISONS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84894312452     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080592     Document Type: Article

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