Childhood Tuberculosis and Isoniazid Preventive Therapy Among Household Contacts of Sputum Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients: A Descriptive Observational Study

Background The prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) disease among household contacts of adult TB patients is very high. Contact screening and isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) are recommended for household contacts, but their uptake by families and implementation by the national TB program are poor. Thi...

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Autores principales: Shanbag, Namita, Haseeb, Mohammad, Engade, Madhuri, Siddiqui, Mohd Saeed, Badaam, Khaled M, Nelanuthala, Madhurasree
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Pediatrics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9356754/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35949799
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.26643

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9356754/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35949799
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.26643

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