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Tuberculosis Prevention

Tuberculosis Prevention is an academic concept denoting the systematic application of public health interventions aimed at interrupting transmission and reducing the incidence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, distinguished from related concepts by its focus on proactive measures prior to disease establishment.

11.5K

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565.7K

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38.2K

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6.3K

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2017–2026

3.1K

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Global tuberculosis report (2014)

L.A. Gabbasova, E.R. Experts Who · 2014 · 13.2K citations

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Global Burden of Tuberculosis

Christopher Dye, S Scheele, Vikram Pathania et al. · JAMA · 1999 · 3K citations

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Dynamical Models of Tuberculosis and Their Applications

Carlos Castillo‐Chávez, Baojun Song · Mathematical Biosciences & Engineering · 2004 · 2K citations · Full text

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Efficacy of BCG Vaccine in the Prevention of Tuberculosis

Graham A. Colditz · JAMA · 1994 · 1.9K citations

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A Prospective Study of the Risk of Tuberculosis among Intravenous Drug Users with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

Peter A. Selwyn, Diana Hartel, Victor Lewis et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1989 · 1.6K citations

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Authors

38.2K

  1. MR
    Mario Raviǵlione

    World Health Organization, Switzerland

    86 publications · 14K citations

    50

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  2. RE
    Richard E. Chaisson

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    86 publications · 7.2K citations

    45

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  3. CD
    Christopher Dye

    World Health Organization, Switzerland

    58 publications · 10.6K citations

    41

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  4. MP
    Madhukar Pai

    McGill University, Canada

    76 publications · 5K citations

    40

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  5. RW
    Robin Wood

    University of Cape Town, South Africa

    55 publications · 4.8K citations

    39

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Institutions

6.3K

  1. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

    London, United Kingdom

    93 h-index

    1.3K publications

    86.1K citations

  2. World Health Organization

    Geneva, Switzerland

    89 h-index

    688 publications

    84.6K citations

  3. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    79 h-index

    1.2K publications

    77.5K citations

  4. University of Cape Town

    Rondebosch, South Africa

    74 h-index

    854 publications

    86.3K citations

  5. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Atlanta, United States

    74 h-index

    1.2K publications

    71.1K citations

  6. Stellenbosch University

    Stellenbosch, South Africa

    69 h-index

    709 publications

    51.1K citations

  7. Imperial College London

    London, United Kingdom

    67 h-index

    377 publications

    31.2K citations

  8. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    62 h-index

    606 publications

    39.2K citations

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Venues

  1. PubMed

    Repository · 1.7K publications · 74.7K citations

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  2. PLoS ONE

    625 publications · 26.6K citations

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  3. The Lancet

    152 publications · 21.5K citations

    68

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  4. BMC Public Health

    230 publications · 12K citations

    62

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  5. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

    AJRCCM · 112 publications · 12K citations

    60

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