Reducing tuberculosis transmission by genotype-based contact tracing coupled with public health containment measures: a case study during the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan.

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This study aimed to estimate the effectiveness of genotype-based contact tracing coupled with public health and social containment measures (PHSMs) in reducing tuberculosis (TB) transmission during the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients suspicious of recent TB infection from index cases were traced by genotyping method between 2017 and 2021. To make allowance for TB cases attributed to reactivation, TB cases identified...

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