The relevance of household contacts tracing among child contacts of patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

• Main Authors: O. M. Raznatovska (Author), A. S. Moskaliuk (Author), T. A. Grekova (Author), L. I. Chernyshova (Author), O. O. Pushnova (Author), T. I. Shelestina (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Civic Union "Communicable Diseases Intensive Care Association", 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports an unknown contact history of pediatric tuberculosis (TB), especially in children younger than 5 years old. Tracing pediatric household contacts of patients with multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) is considered to be a highly effective interventio...