Yield of household contact investigation of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in southern Ethiopia

• Autores principales: Mubarek A. Yassin (Autor), Kesetebirhan D. Yirdaw (Autor), Daniel G. Datiko (Autor), Luis E. Cuevas (Autor), Mohammed A. Yassin (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: BMC, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Materias: article
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Abstract Background Household Contacts (HHCs) of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) have a higher risk of developing TB. Contact investigation is recommended to reach this group and identify undiagnosed cases. In this study, we have determined the yield of contact investigation among HHCs of...