Prevalence of Tuberculosis among Household Contacts in Pondicherry: Active Case Finding Among New Smear Positive Cases

Prevalence of Tuberculosis among Household Contacts in Pondicherry: Active Case Finding Among New Smear Positive Cases

Introduction: The risk of transmission from the index case to its contacts is more in case of smear positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis cases. Any delay in diagnosis and treatment increases the risk of disease transmission to their contacts. Contact screening is important for early detection of transmis...

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Main Authors: Kumar VA, Kalaiselvan G, Dongre AR
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Light House Polyclinic Mangalore 2016-05-01
Series:Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences
Subjects:
Active case finding
Household contacts
Tuberculosis
Online Access:http://www.ojhas.org/issue57/2016-1-4.html

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