HIV Infections/epidemiology

Annual meeting of the Tuberculosis Surveillance and Research Unit, 2008

The Tuberculosis Surveillance and Research Unit (TSRU) held its last annual meeting in Helsinki, Finland, from 1 to 4 April 2008. Several topics of current interest for tuberculosis (TB) research and new research projects were presented and discussed …

Inclusion of information on risk factors, socio-economic status and health seeking in a tuberculosis prevalence survey

Data on socio-economic status, exposure to risk factors for tuberculosis (TB) and previous health-seeking for TB may be included in a TB prevalence survey to gain better knowledge about the distribution of TB in the population as well as a better …