Improving screening and chemoprophylaxis among child contacts in India's RNTCP: A pilot study

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Rekha, B ^a   Jagarajamma, K ^a   Chandrasekaran, V ^a   Wares, F ^b   Sivanandham, R ^c   Swaminathan, Soumya ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN TUBERCULOSIS   (India)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c Tuberculosis Unit   (India)

Author keywords

Contact screening; IPT; RNTCP

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CONTACT EXAMINATION; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INDIA; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; SCREENING; SPUTUM SMEAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHEMOPREVENTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTACT TRACING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; ISONIAZID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872343638     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.12.0415     Document Type: Article

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