A Neighbor-Based Approach to Identify Tuberculosis Exposure, the Kopanyo Study

Moonan, Patrick K.; Zetola, Nicola M.; Tobias, James L.; Basotli, Joyce; Boyd, Rosanna; Click, Eleanor S.; Dima, Mbatshi; Fane, Othusitse; Finlay, Alyssa M.; Ogopotse, Matsiri; Wen, Xiao J.; Modongo, Chawangwa; Oeltmann, John E.

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A Neighbor-Based Approach to Identify Tuberculosis Exposure, the Kopanyo Study

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May 2020
By Moonan, Patrick K. ; Zetola, Nicola M. ; Tobias, James L. ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Moonan, Patrick K. ; Zetola, Nicola M. ; Tobias, James L. ; Basotli, Joyce ; Boyd, Rosanna ; Click, Eleanor S. ; Dima, Mbatshi ; Fane, Othusitse ; Finlay, Alyssa M. ; Ogopotse, Matsiri ; Wen, Xiao J. ; Modongo, Chawangwa ; Oeltmann, John E.
Description:

Contact investigation is one public health measure used to prevent tuberculosis by identifying and treating persons exposed to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Contact investigations are a major tenet of global tuberculosis elimination efforts, but for many reasons remain ineffective. We describe a novel neighbor-based approach to reframe contact investigations.
Subjects:

Contact Tracing Diagnostic Tests, Routine Humans Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Public Health Tuberculosis/Diagnosis Tuberculosis/Epidemiology
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 26(5):1010-1013
Pubmed ID:

32310058
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC7181937
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Botswana
Location:

Africa
Volume:

26
Issue:

5
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:e1761e27ad14e25e6f90742a031ecd7b4685da4266c63f8e724d32fd62d61cac
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