Trends in new active tuberculosis incidence in a lower middle income region
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چکیده
Background Even though new cases of tuberculosis (TB) have been fewer in the last years and the TB mortality rate has decreased, the global burden of TB remains enormous. One of the major problems is the relation between active TB and underlying diseases. At this moment, the proportion of tuberculosis developed in compromised hosts is still high. Our study aims to evaluate the incidence of and risk factors for new cases of TB in the Calafat region.
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دوره 13 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2013