High prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis but low sensitivity of symptom screening among HIV-infected pregnant women in South Africa.

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Published in PLoS One on April 17, 2013

Authors

Christopher J Hoffmann1, Ebrahim Variava, Modiehi Rakgokong, Katlego Masonoke, Martin van der Watt, Richard E Chaisson, Neil A Martinson

Author Affiliations

1: Center for TB Research, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. choffmann@jhmi.edu

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