Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) treatment, in particular therapy for multidrug-resistant TB
(MDR-TB), is associated with toxicities and adverse drug reactions (ADRs). Areas covered …

SETTING: Two districts of Tamil Nadu, IndiaOBJECTIVES: To determine the proportion of
household contacts aged DESIGN: Household visits were conducted on a random sample of …

BACKGROUND: Although children in contact with adults with tuberculosis (TB) should
receive isoniazid (INH) preventive therapy (IPT), this is rarely implemented. OBJECTIVE: To …

Background Children living with sputum smear-positive adult tuberculosis (TB) patients are
vulnerable to acquire tubercular infection. Contact tracing is an important strategy to control …

Background: India is a home for one fourth of tuberculosis cases globally. Children living
with these cases are always at risk. They should be promptly screened and treated. Aims …

Introduction Annually, tens of millions of children are being exposed to tuberculosisinfection.
Note that children are in higher risk of getting infection and sever types of the disease …

Results: The mean age of children was 5.96±9.94 year. The prevalence of the disease in
girls (63.5%) was significantly higher than boys (36.5%)(p= 0.001). Contrary to expectation …

Abstract Objectives Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program and Indian Academy of
Pediatrics advocate 6 months of INH Preventive Therapy (IPT) for children less than 6 years …

Background: Tuberculosis in children is significantly being considered as a main public
health problem that contributes to the total global burden of disease. This survey sought to …

Downgraded by one level for serious indirectness. Fox 2018 was conducted in Vietnam in
high TB prevalence population. Despite the large sample and inclusion of many sub …