Characteristics and treatment outcomes of tuberculosis cases by risk groups, Japan, 2007–2010
Author(s) -
Kazuhiro Uchimura,
Jintagamvithayapong-Yanai,
Lisa Kawatsu,
Akihiro Ohkado,
Takashi Yoshiyama,
Akira Shimouchi,
Kunihiko Ito,
Nobukatsu Ishikawa
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
western pacific surveillance response journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.515
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2094-7313
pISSN - 2094-7321
DOI - 10.5365/wpsar.2012.3.4.016
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , contact tracing , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , diabetes mellitus , demography , population , disease , environmental health , immunology , covid-19 , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , sociology , endocrinology
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.
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