The global impact of household contact management for children on multidrug-resistant and rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis cases, deaths, and health-system costs in 2019: a modelling study

• मुख्य लेखकों: Peter J Dodd, ProfPhD (लेखक), Nyashadzaishe Mafirakureva, PhD (लेखक), James A Seddon, PhD (लेखक), Christopher F McQuaid, PhD (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Elsevier, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Summary: Background: Estimates suggest that at least 30 000 children develop multidrug-resistant or rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis each year. Despite household contact management (HCM) being widely recommended, it is rarely done. Methods: We used mathematical modelling to evaluate the potential c...