The incidence of TB and MDR-TB in pediatrics and therapeutic options: a systematic review
S Harichander, E Wiafe, KB Mensah, V Bangalee… - Systematic reviews, 2022 - Springer
Background Tuberculosis (TB) is considered one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide
and the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent. Multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB …
and the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent. Multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB …
Contact screening and risk factors for TB among the household contact of children with active TB: a way to find source case and new TB cases
Background Source case investigation, for children with tuberculosis (TB), is conducted to
establish the source of infection and to minimize the extent of on-going transmission from …
establish the source of infection and to minimize the extent of on-going transmission from …
Prevalence and associated factors of tuberculosis among adult household contacts of smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients treated in public health facilities …
A Adane, M Damena, F Weldegebreal… - Tuberculosis …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Tuberculosis is an infectious airborne disease caused by Mycobacterium
tuberculosis. It still remains a major public health problem which affects all age groups. Risk …
tuberculosis. It still remains a major public health problem which affects all age groups. Risk …
[PDF][PDF] Active case-finding for tuberculosis in India.
G Prathiksha, B DEVALEENAL DANIEL… - National Medical Journal …, 2019 - nmji.in
Early identification of presumptive tuberculosis (TB) cases through active case-finding (ACF)
would be an important complementary strategy to meet the national urgency in accelerating …
would be an important complementary strategy to meet the national urgency in accelerating …
Tuberculosis screening in household contacts of pulmonary tuberculosis patients in an urban setting
B Velayutham, L Jayabal, B Watson, S Jagadeesan… - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Household contacts (HHC) of tuberculosis (TB) patients are at risk of TB
infection and disease. The study assessed the utility of “Household contact card and …
infection and disease. The study assessed the utility of “Household contact card and …
[HTML][HTML] Prevention of tuberculosis in household members: estimates of children eligible for treatment
Y Hamada, P Glaziou, C Sismanidis… - Bulletin of the World …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective To estimate of the number of children younger than 5 years who were household
contacts of people with tuberculosis and were eligible for tuberculosis preventive treatment …
contacts of people with tuberculosis and were eligible for tuberculosis preventive treatment …
[PDF][PDF] Assessment of family tuberculosis contact screening practice and its associated factors among pulmonary tuberculosis positive patients in South Wollo zone …
T Jember, G Hailu, GT Wassie - International Journal of Public …, 2023 - ssph-journal.org
Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and the associated
factors of family contact screening practice. Methods: An institution-based cross-sectional …
factors of family contact screening practice. Methods: An institution-based cross-sectional …
PreVenTB trial: protocol for evaluation of efficacy and safety of two vaccines VPM1002 and Immuvac (Mw) in preventing tuberculosis (TB) in healthy household …
Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be one of the deadliest infectious diseases over
the centuries, killing more people worldwide than any other single infectious disease. There …
the centuries, killing more people worldwide than any other single infectious disease. There …
Active case finding of tuberculosis among household contacts of newly diagnosed tuberculosis patients: A community-based study from southern Haryana
S Chawla, V Gupta, N Gour, K Grover… - Journal of Family …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: 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 …
in individuals who would not spontaneously present to a health service, and bringing them …
Yield of tuberculosis among household contacts of tuberculosis patients in Accra, Ghana
SA Ohene, F Bonsu, NN Hanson-Nortey… - Infectious diseases of …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background The End TB Strategy calls for systematic screening of selected high-
risk groups including contacts of tuberculosis (TB) cases to facilitate early TB case detection …
risk groups including contacts of tuberculosis (TB) cases to facilitate early TB case detection …