Evaluation of TB Case Finding through Systematic Contact Investigation, Chhattisgarh, India

Rationale. Contact investigation is an established tool for early case detection of tuberculosis (TB). In India, contact investigation is not often conducted, despite national policy, and the yield of contact investigation is not well described. Objective. To determine the yield of evaluating househ...

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Main Authors: Kshitij Khaparde, Pawan Jethani, Puneet K. Dewan, Sreenivas A. Nair, Madhav Rao Deshpande, Srinath Satyanarayana, Shamim Mannan, Patrick K. Moonan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Tuberculosis Research and Treatment
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/670167