Reduced tuberculosis case notification associated with scaling up antiretroviral treatment in rural Malawi.
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Zachariah, RBemelmans, M
Akesson, A
Gomani, P
Phiri, K
Isake, B
Van den Akker, T
Philips, M
Mwale, A
Gausi, F
Kwanjana, J
Harries, A D
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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Medical Department (Operational Research), MSF-Luxembourg, Brussels Operational Centre, Luxembourg. zachariah@internet.luIssue Date
2011-07
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To report on the trends in new and recurrent tuberculosis (TB) case notifications in a rural district of Malawi that has embarked on large-scale roll-out of antiretroviral treatment (ART).PubMed ID
21682967Language
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1815-7920ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.5588/ijtld.10.0666
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