Tubercular infection in children living with adults receiving Directly Observed Treatment Short Course (DOTS): a follow up study

Abstract 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 tubercular infection in the community. This study was done to find out prevalence of tuberculosis and tu...

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Main Authors: Geetika Srivastava, M. M. A. Faridi, Shiv Sagar Gupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-05449-x