Impact of isoniazid preventive therapy on mortality among children less than 5 years old following exposure to tuberculosis at home in Guinea-Bissau: a prospective cohort study

OBJECTIVE: In a cohort of children less than 5 years old exposed to adult intrathoracic tuberculosis (TB) in 1996–1998, we found 66% increased mortality compared with community controls. In 2005, we implemented isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) for children exposed to TB at home, and the present st...

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Autores principales: Gomes, Victor Francisco, Andersen, Andreas, Lemvik, Grethe, Wejse, Christian, Oliveira, Ines, Vieira, Fina J, Carlos, Luis José, Vieira, Cesaltina da Silva, Aaby, Peter, Gustafson, Per
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2013
Materias:
Infectious Diseases
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3612806/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23535699
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001545

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3612806/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23535699
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001545

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