Tuberculosis infection among youths in overcrowded university hostels in Kenya: a cross-sectional study.

Teresia MainaAnnie WillettsMoses M Ngari Abdullahi Osman

Published in: Tropical medicine and health (2021)

Our study identified a high level of TB transmission among university students who had contact with the index cases. The study justifies further research to explore the genetic sequence and magnitude of TB transmission among students in overcrowded university in resource limited contexts.

Keyphrases

mycobacterium tuberculosis
emergency department
risk factors
genome wide
electronic health record
adverse drug
high school