Risk-benefit analysis of tuberculosis infection testing for household contact management in high-burden countries: a mathematical modelling study

Summary: Background: Preventive therapy for tuberculosis reduces the risk of disease in people who have been infected but who are not sick. Countries with a high burden of tuberculosis that are expanding preventive therapy use must decide how tuberculosis infection testing should be used for risk s...

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Main Authors: Courtney M Yuen, PhD, James A Seddon, PhD, Salmaan Keshavjee, ProfMD, Peter J Dodd, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-05-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X20300759