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Nosocomial Tuberculosis in India
Most high-income countries implement tuberculosis (TB) infection control programs to reduce the risk for nosocomial transmission. However, such control programs are not routinely implemented in India, the country that accounts for the largest number of TB cases in the world. Despite the high prevalence of TB in India and the expected high probability of nosocomial transmission, little is known ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Emerging Infectious Diseases
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1080-6040
DOI: 10.3201/eid1209.051663