Does an isoniazid prophylaxis register improve tuberculosis contact management in South African children?

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Van Soelen, Nelda ^a   Du Preez, Karen ^a   Van Wyk, Susan S ^a   Mandalakas, Anna M ^a,b,c   Enarson, Don A ^a,d   Reid, Anthony J ^e   Hesseling, Anneke C ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

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

^e MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; ISONIAZID PREVENTIVE THERAPY REGISTER; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; REGISTER; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; URBAN AREA; HOUSING; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRANSMISSION; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; ISONIAZID; MALE; REGISTRIES; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 84892398311     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080803     Document Type: Article

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