Contact Investigation: A Priority for Tuberculosis Control Programs

Matthew J Saunders^{1

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4}, Sumona Datta^{1

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Affiliations

¹ 1 Innovación Por la Salud y Desarrollo Asociación Benéfica PRISMA Lima, Perú.
² 2 Laboratory of Research and Development Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia Lima, Perú.
³ 3 Section of Infectious Diseases and Immunity Imperial College London London, United Kingdom and.
⁴ 4 Wellcome Trust Imperial College Centre for Global Health Research London, United Kingdom.

Comment

Matthew J Saunders et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2016.

. 2016 Nov 1;194(9):1049-1051.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.201605-1007ED.

Matthew J Saunders^{1

2

3

4}, Sumona Datta^{1

2

3

4}

¹ 1 Innovación Por la Salud y Desarrollo Asociación Benéfica PRISMA Lima, Perú.
² 2 Laboratory of Research and Development Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia Lima, Perú.
³ 3 Section of Infectious Diseases and Immunity Imperial College London London, United Kingdom and.
⁴ 4 Wellcome Trust Imperial College Centre for Global Health Research London, United Kingdom.

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Infectiousness of HIV-Seropositive Patients with Tuberculosis in a High-Burden African Setting.
Martinez L, Sekandi JN, Castellanos ME, Zalwango S, Whalen CC. Martinez L, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2016 Nov 1;194(9):1152-1163. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201511-2146OC. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2016. PMID: 27181053 Free PMC article.

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