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<i>M. tuberculosis</i> Infection Attributable to Exposure in Social Networks of Tuberculosis Cases in an Urban African Community

20241 citationOpen accessMakerere University

Abstract

This low population-attributable fraction indicates that contact tracing in the social networks of index cases will have only a modest effect in reducing tuberculous infection in a community. New approaches to community-level active case finding are needed.

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  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research

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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae200

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