Feasibility, Yield, and Cost of Active Tuberculosis Case Finding Linked to a Mobile HIV Service in Cape Town, South Africa: A Cross-sectional Study

Feasibility, Yield, and Cost of Active Tuberculosis Case Finding Linked to a Mobile HIV Service in Cape Town, South Africa: A Cross-sectional Study

Katharina Kranzer and colleagues investigate the operational characteristics of an active tuberculosis case-finding service linked to a mobile HIV testing unit that operates in underserviced areas in Cape Town, South Africa.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Kranzer, Katharina, Lawn, Stephen D., Meyer-Rath, Gesine, Vassall, Anna, Raditlhalo, Eudoxia, Govindasamy, Darshini, van Schaik, Nienke, Wood, Robin, Bekker, Linda-Gail
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science 2012
Online Access:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3413719/

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