Source Case Investigation for Children with TB Disease in Pune, India

Setting. Contact tracing is broadly encouraged for tuberculosis (TB) control. In many high-burden countries, however, little effort is made to identify contacts of newly diagnosed TB patients. This failure puts children, many of whom live in poor crowded communities, at special risk. Objectives. To...

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Main Authors: Debalina De, Aarti Kinikar, P. S. Adhav, Sunanda Kamble, Prasanna Sahoo, Hari Koli, Savita Kanade, Vidya Mave, Nishi Suryavanshi, Nikhil Gupte, Amita Gupta, Jyoti Mathad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Tuberculosis Research and Treatment
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/182836