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Impact of a 14-year screening programme on tuberculosis transmission among the homeless in Paris.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 May 2012
Bernard C, Sougakoff W, Fournier A, Larnaudie S, Antoun F, Robert J, Brossier F, Truffot-Pernot C, Jarlier V, Veziris N
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of an active case-finding programme on tuberculosis (TB) transmission in homeless shelters in Paris, France. DESIGN: Between 1994 and 1997, an active case-finding programme was implemented in homeless shelters using a mobile radiological screening unit, and continued from 1997 to 2007. During these periods, the strains isolated from TB cases diagnosed in the homeless were...
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