A Prospective Evaluation of the Symptom-Based Screening Approach to the Management of Children Who Are Contacts of Tuberculosis Cases | Zendy

Rina Triasih | Zendy; Colin Robertson | Zendy; Trevor Duke | Zendy; Stephen M. Graham | Zendy

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A Prospective Evaluation of the Symptom-Based Screening Approach to the Management of Children Who Are Contacts of Tuberculosis Cases

Author(s) -

Rina Triasih,

Colin Robertson,

Trevor Duke,

Stephen M. Graham

Publication year - 2014

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/ciu748

Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , asymptomatic , contact tracing , pediatrics , tuberculin , prospective cohort study , sputum , isoniazid , disease , cohort , chest radiograph , mycobacterium tuberculosis , infectious disease (medical specialty) , lung , pathology , covid-19

Child tuberculosis contact screening and management can enhance case finding and prevent tuberculosis disease. It is universally recommended but rarely implemented in tuberculosis-endemic settings. The World Health Organization (WHO)-recommended symptom-based screening approach could improve implementation but has not been prospectively evaluated.

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