Prevalence of Pulmonary Tuberculosis among Prison Inmates in Ethiopia, a Cross-Sectional Study

Solomon Ali; Abraham Haileamlak; Andreas Wieser; Michael Pritsch; Norbert Heinrich; Thomas Loscher; Michael Hoelscher; Andrea Rachow

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0144040

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Prevalence of Pulmonary Tuberculosis among Prison Inmates in Ethiopia, a Cross-Sectional Study

Solomon Ali ,

* E-mail: solali2005@gmail.com; Solomon.ali@ju.edu.et

Affiliations College of Health Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma City, Ethiopia, CIHLMU Center for International Health, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany
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Abraham Haileamlak,

Affiliation College of Health Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma City, Ethiopia
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Andreas Wieser,

Affiliations College of Health Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma City, Ethiopia, Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Medical Centre of the University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany, German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Munich, Germany
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Michael Pritsch,

Affiliations Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Medical Centre of the University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany, German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Munich, Germany
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Norbert Heinrich,

Affiliations Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Medical Centre of the University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany, German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Munich, Germany
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Thomas Loscher,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Medical Centre of the University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany
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Michael Hoelscher,

Affiliations Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Medical Centre of the University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany, German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Munich, Germany
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Andrea Rachow

Affiliations Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Medical Centre of the University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany, German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Munich, Germany
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Prevalence of Pulmonary Tuberculosis among Prison Inmates in Ethiopia, a Cross-Sectional Study

Solomon Ali,
Abraham Haileamlak,
Andreas Wieser,
Michael Pritsch,
Norbert Heinrich,
Thomas Loscher,
Michael Hoelscher,
Andrea Rachow

Published: December 7, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0144040

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