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A baseline survey of the prevalence of tuberculosis in a community in south India at the commencement of a DOTS programme.

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P G Gopi, R Subramani, S. Radhakrishna, C Kolappan, Kesavan Sadacharam, T.Sobha devi T.Sobha devi, Thomas R. Frieden

Abstract

Tuberculosis is a major problem in this rural community in south India, with a prevalence of 605/100,000 for culture-positive tuberculosis and 323/100,000 for smear-positive tuberculosis.