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Tuberculosis burden in an urban population: a cross sectional tuberculosis survey from Guinea Bissau

Morten Bjerregaard-Andersen1,2*, Zacarias J da Silva1, Pernille Ravn3, Morten Ruhwald3, Paul L Andersen2, Morten Sodemann1,5, Per Gustafson6, Peter Aaby1,4 and Christian Wejse1,2

Author Affiliations

1 Bandim Health Project, INDEPTH Network, Apartado 861, 1004 Bissau Codex, Guinea-Bissau

2 Department of Infectious Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital Skejby, Brendstrupgaardvej, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark

3 Department of Infectious Diseases 144, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Kettegaards Allé 30, 2650 Hvidovre, Denmark

4 Department of Epidemiology, Statens Serum Institut, Artillerivej 5, 2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark

5 Department of Infectious Diseases, Odense University Hospital, Sdr. Boulevard 29, 5000 Odense C, Denmark

6 Infectious Diseases Research Group, Department of Clinical Sciences, SE-205 02 Malmö, Lund University, Sweden

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BMC Infectious Diseases 2010, 10:96 doi:10.1186/1471-2334-10-96

Published: 16 April 2010

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Table 1. Characteristics and findings of study sample for the two cohorts.

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Table 2. Sex, age and TB symptoms stratified by HIV status in the adult cohort.

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