Novel approach to estimate tuberculosis transmission in primary care clinics in sub-Saharan Africa: protocol of a prospective study.

Kathrin ZürcherCarl MorrowJulien RiouMarie Ballif Anastasia Sideris KochSimon BertschingerXin LiuManuja SharmaKeren MiddelkoopDigby WarnerRobin WoodMatthias Egger Lukas Fenner

Published in: BMJ open (2020)

The study was approved by the University of Cape Town (HREC/REF no. 228/2019), the City of Cape Town (ID-8139) and the Ethics Committee of the Canton Bern (2019-02131), Switzerland. The results will be disseminated in international peer-reviewed journals.

Keyphrases

south africa
primary care
public health
randomized controlled trial
mycobacterium tuberculosis
emergency department
pulmonary tuberculosis
general practice
systematic review
hepatitis c virus
meta analyses