Isoniazid preventive therapy completion in children under 5 years old who are contacts of tuberculosis cases in Lima, Peru: study protocol for an open-label, cluster-randomized superiority trial

BACKGROUND: Children < 5 years old in contact with TB cases are at high risk for developing severe and fatal forms of TB. Contact investigation, BCG vaccination, and isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) are the most effective strategies to prevent TB among children. However, the implementation of I...

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Autores principales: Otero, L., Zetola, N., Campos, M., Zunt, J., Bayer, A., Curisinche, M., Ochoa, T., Reyes, M., Vega, V., Van der Stuyft, P., Sterling, TR.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9871424/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36694242
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-07062-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9871424/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36694242
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-07062-6

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