Tuberculosis screening in household contacts of pulmonary tuberculosis patients in an urban setting.

Tuberculosis screening in household contacts of pulmonary tuberculosis patients in an urban setting.

<h4>Background</h4>Household contacts (HHC) of tuberculosis (TB) patients are at risk of TB infection and disease. The study assessed the utility of "Household contact card and register" for screening of HHC of pulmonary TB (PTB) patients for TB and explored the reasons for HHC...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Banurekha Velayutham, Lavanya Jayabal, Basilea Watson, Saraswathy Jagadeesan, Dhanalakshmi Angamuthu, Priscilla Rebecca, Bella Devaleenal, Dina Nair, Srikanth Tripathy, Sriram Selvaraju
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240594

Internet

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240594

Similar Items