School and household tuberculosis contact investigations in Swaziland: Active TB case finding in a high HIV/TB burden setting.

School and household tuberculosis contact investigations in Swaziland: Active TB case finding in a high HIV/TB burden setting.

BACKGROUND:Investigation of household contacts exposed to infectious tuberculosis (TB) is widely recommended by international guidelines to identify secondary cases of TB and limit spread. There is little data to guide the use of contact investigations outside of the household, despite strong eviden...

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Main Authors: Piluca Alonzo Ustero, Alexander W Kay, Katherine Ngo, Rachel Golin, Bhekisisa Tsabedze, Bulisile Mzileni, Jessica Glickman, Mildred Wisile Xaba, Gcinile Mavimbela, Anna Maria Mandalakas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5459449?pdf=render

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