Public transportation and pulmonary tuberculosis, Lima, Peru.

Emerg Infect Dis

Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

Published: October 2007

The association between public transportation for commuting and pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) was analyzed in workers in Lima, Peru. Traveling in minibuses was a risk factor for pulmonary TB. Preventive measures need to be taken by health services to prevent spread of this disease.

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