BUTIMBA: Intensifying the Hunt for Child TB in Swaziland through Household Contact Tracing.

BUTIMBA: Intensifying the Hunt for Child TB in Swaziland through Household Contact Tracing.

Limited data exists to inform contact tracing guidelines in children and HIV-affected populations. We evaluated the yield and additionality of household contact and source case investigations in Swaziland, a TB/HIV high-burden setting, while prioritizing identification of childhood TB.In partnership...

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Main Authors: Anna Maria Mandalakas, Katherine Ngo, Pilar Alonso Ustero, Rachel Golin, Florence Anabwani, Bulisile Mzileni, Welile Sikhondze, Robert Stevens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5249050?pdf=render

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