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See Latest ArticlesTuberculosis cluster in an immigrant community: case identification issues and a transcultural perspective
Tropical Medicine & International Health, 07/02/09
Tardin A et al. - The combined finding of identical genotypes and important social links between patients confirmed the suspicion of a TB cluster due to recent transmission. The cultural evaluation helped to explain the difficulties encountered during the contact tracing procedure, and offered strategies to improve its efficacy despite the magnitude of the social stigma attached to TB in this community.
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