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. 2007 Oct;13(10):1491-3.
doi: 10.3201/eid1310.060793.

Public transportation and pulmonary tuberculosis, Lima, Peru

Olivia J Horna-Campos  1 , Héctor J Sánchez-Pérez, Inma Sánchez, Alfredo Bedoya, Miguel Martín
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Public transportation and pulmonary tuberculosis, Lima, Peru

Olivia J Horna-Campos et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Oct.

Abstract

The association between public transportation for commuting and pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) was analyzed in workers in Lima, Peru. Traveling in minibuses was a risk factor for pulmonary TB. Preventive measures need to be taken by health services to prevent spread of this disease.

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