Contact Investigation for Active Tuberculosis Among Child Contacts in Uganda | Zendy

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Contact Investigation for Active Tuberculosis Among Child Contacts in Uganda

Author(s) -

Devan Jaganath,

Sarah Zalwango,

Brenda Okware,

Mary Nsereko,

Hussein Kisingo,

L. Malone,

Christina Lancioni,

Alphonse Okwera,

Moses Joloba,

Harriet MayanjaKizza,

W. Henry Boom,

Catherine M. Stein,

Ezekiel Mupere

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cit645

Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , active tuberculosis , contact tracing , mycobacterium tuberculosis , pathology , covid-19 , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease

Tuberculosis is a large source of morbidity and mortality among children. However, limited studies characterize childhood tuberculosis disease, and contact investigation is rarely implemented in high-burden settings. In one of the largest pediatric tuberculosis contact investigation studies in a resource-limited setting, we assessed the yield of contact tracing on childhood tuberculosis and indicators for disease progression in Uganda.

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