The importance of chemoprophylaxis in tuberculosis: On occasion of eight cases in the same family

Contact screening and in cases required initiating chemoprophylaxisare great importance for control of tuberculosis(TB). In this paper eight TB cases that occurredamong the same family members in 23 years were discussed.. After detection of the index case, failure to contactscreening and initiating...

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Main Authors: Mahşuk Taylan, Abdullah Çetin Tanrıkulu, Cengizhan Sezgi, Halide Kaya, Hadice Selimoğlu Şen, Özlem Abakay, Seher Çakırca, Faruk Önder, Abdurrahman Abakay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dicle University Medical School 2013-12-01
Series:Dicle Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.diclemedj.org/upload/sayi/29/Dicle%20Med%20J-01878.pdf