Open AccessActive case finding of tuberculosis among household contacts of newly diagnosed tuberculosis patients: A community-based study from southern Haryana
Author(s) -
Suraj Chawla,
Vikas Gupta,
Neeraj Gour,
Kashish Grover,
Pawan Kumar Goel,
Pankaj Kaushal,
Navraj Singh,
Ravish Ranjan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_532_20
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , case finding , sputum , index case , active tuberculosis , cross sectional study , contact tracing , pulmonary tuberculosis , environmental health , disease , mycobacterium tuberculosis , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , covid-19
Active case-finding is provider-initiated and implies systematic searching for TB in individuals who would not spontaneously present to a health service, and bringing them into care for diagnosis and treatment.