National survey of tuberculosis prevalence in Viet Nam

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Hoa Binh Nguyen · Viet Nam University Of Traditional Medicine

Dinh Ngoc Sy · Viet Nam University Of Traditional Medicine

Nguyen Viet Nhung · Viet Nam University Of Traditional Medicine

Edine Tiemersma · TuBerculosis Vaccine Initiative

Martien W. Borgdorff · Amsterdam University Medical Centers

Frank Cobelens · Amsterdam University Medical Centers

Abstract

In Viet Nam, the tuberculosis prevalence rate based on positive sputum smear tests was 1.6 times as high as previously estimated. Age and sex patterns were consistent with notification data. Tuberculosis control should remain a high priority in Viet Nam.

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Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis

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Published in: Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volume 88, Issue 4, pp. 273-280

DOI: 10.2471/blt.09.067801

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National survey of tuberculosis prevalence in Viet Nam

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