(International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2020-04-01) McCreesh, Nicky; Grant, Alison D.; Yates, Tom A.; Karat, Aaron S.; White, Richard G.
Background: In South Africa, it is estimated that only 0.5-6% of people’s contacts occur in clinics. Both people with infectious tuberculosis and people with increased susceptibility to disease progression may spend more time in clinics however, increasing the importance of clinic-based transmission to overall disease incidence.