Active case finding of sputum positive pulmonary tuberculosis in household contacts of tuberculosis patients in Karachi, Pakistan

Active case finding of sputum positive pulmonary tuberculosis in household contacts of tuberculosis patients in Karachi, Pakistan

Background: Pakistan holds rank 8 th among the world countries in which high prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) is present. There is evidenced that up to 30% of close contacts of TB patients become infected and at least half of them progress to active disease. The aim of this study was to screen active...

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Main Authors: Tahir Rizwan Khan, Zeeshan Ahmed, Mubashir Zafar, Nighat Nisar, Shahina Qayyum, Khalid Shafi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians
Subjects:
Active case
household
household contact
index case
smoker
treatment
tuberculosis
Online Access:http://www.jacpjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2320-8775;year=2014;volume=2;issue=1;spage=25;epage=31;aulast=Khan

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