Tuberculosis contact investigation in a high-burden setting: House or household?

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 157-162

  Van Wyk, Susan S ^a   Mandalakas, A M ^a,b   Enarson, D A ^c   Gie, R P ^a   Beyers, N ^a   Hesseling, A C ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE   (France)

Author keywords

Children; Dwelling; Screening

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CONTACT EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTACT TRACING; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855693351     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.11.0393     Document Type: Article

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