Volume 26, Number 5—May 2020
Dispatch
A Neighbor-Based Approach to Identify Tuberculosis Exposure, the Kopanyo Study
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Figure. Illustration of possible nearest neighbors and next-nearest neighbors for tuberculosis (TB) screening and possible TB preventive treatment. Black box represents the home of a TB index patient; dark-gray boxes represent the nearest-neighbor homes; light-gray boxes represent the next-nearest neighbor homes. This figure does not reflect the true number of neighbor homes, and index patients might have >4 next-door neighbors, depending on the geographic orientation of residential plots.
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