Characteristics and treatment outcomes of tuberculosis cases by risk groups, Japan, 2007-2010

• Автори: Kunihiko Ito (Автор), Akira Shimouchi (Автор), Takashi Yoshiyama (Автор), Akihiro Ohkado (Автор), Lisa Kawatsu (Автор), Jintana Ngamvithayapong-Yanai (Автор), Kazuhiro Uchimura (Автор), Nobukatsu Ishikawa (Автор)
• Формат: Книга
• Опубліковано: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Предмети: article
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Introduction: We studied the characteristics and treatment outcomes of the following risk groups for tuberculosis (TB): those with HIV and diabetes mellitus (DM), contact cases, the homeless, foreigners, health care workers (HCW) and the elderly. Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study was condu...