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New approach for tuberculosis contact tracing implemented in the two regions of Kyrgyz Republic during 2017-2018

Author(s) -

Bakyt Dzhangaziev,

Aizat Kulzhabaeva,

Nune Truzyan,

Abdykadyr Zhoroev,

Dinagul Otorbaeva,

Sanzharbek Temirbekov,

Elina Shahumyan,

Karapet Davtyan,

T.B. Isakov

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.11978

Subject(s) - contact tracing , tuberculosis , medicine , demography , index case , index (typography) , pathology , disease , covid-19 , computer science , sociology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , world wide web

Tuberculosis (TB) contact investigation as a proved approach for finding new TB cases, is not fully performed in Kyrgyzstan. In 2018, the country started aligning the National Guidelines for tracking contacts with the WHO recommendations by expanding the definition for TB index cases to all close contacts, regardless of their TB risk status.

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