Tuberculosis among patients with hypertension: a report from active screening in an endemic area at the Golden Triangle, Indochina

Sriwijitalai W, Forcanes P. Tuberculosis among patients with hypertension: a report from active screening in an endemic area at the Golden Triangle, Indochina. Adv Trop Med Pub Health Int. 2019; 9: 36 - 37.

ABSTRACT

In this letter to editor, the authors reports and discusses on the data from active tuberculosis screening in an endemic area in The Golden Triangle, Indochina. Here, The incidence rate is equal to 0.18 % (95 % confidence interval = 0.30 % to 1.49 %) or 180 per 100,000 population.

Key words:  tuberculosis, hypertension, Golden Triangle