A six months follow-up on children less than 6 years old in contact with smear positive tuberculosis patients, Varamin city, Tehran, Iran
Objectives: Current international guidelines recommend 6-9 months of Isoniazid (INH) preventive chemotherapy to prevent the development of active tuberculosis in children exposed to smear positive tuberculosis (TB) patients. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the adherence to a six-month o...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2011-01-01
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Series: | International Journal of Preventive Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2011;volume=2;issue=2;spage=79;epage=81;aulast=Aminzadeh |