Prevalence of Tuberculosis among Close Contacts of Index Cases in 27 Universities in Beijing, China, 2017-2018.

Fei Zhao; Zhi Guo Zhang; Shu Bo MA; Zhen Yang; Yan Ping HE; Lu Qin Wang; Philip Owiti; Chao MA; Tao LI; Xin DU; Can You Zhang; Jun Cheng; Li Xia Wang; Guang Xue HE; Hui Zhang; Ke Xin LI

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Prevalence of Tuberculosis among Close Contacts of Index Cases in 27 Universities in Beijing, China, 2017-2018.

Author: Fei ZHAO ^{1
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1. Clinical Trial Center, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology
2. Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
3. National Center for TB Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
4. Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health, Yale university, New Haven, CT, USA.
5. Beijing Changping Institute for Tuberculosis Prevention and Treatment, Beijing 102200, China.
6. The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France
7. The National Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Lung Disease Program, Nairobi, Kenya.
8. National Immunization Program, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China.
9. National Center for TB Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China.
10. Department of Science and Technology, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China.
11. Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China.
Publication Type:Letter
MeSH: Adolescent; Adult; Beijing/epidemiology*; Contact Tracing; Female; Humans; Male; Prevalence; Tuberculosis/transmission*; Universities; Young Adult
From: Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2020;33(10):780-784
CountryChina
Language:English