Significance of Family Survey of Index Case for Detection of Tuberculosis.
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2011-05
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Abstract
Tuberculosis is highly prevalent amongst children in India. Contact survey has
not received much attention in the Revised National Tuberculosis Control
Program guidelines. This study was conducted to look for tuberculosis in
asymptomatic family members of pediatric tuberculosis patients at a
government hospital attached to a medical college in Central India. 168 siblings
and 162 parents of 86 index cases of tuberculosis were studied. 64 tuberculosis
infected siblings and 7 sputum positive parents were identified.
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Contact survey, Index case, Tuberculin Skin Testing (TST), Tuberculosis
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Dahiwale Nishikant, Rao Sunil, Singh Jyoti, Rawat A K. Significance of Family Survey of Index Case for Detection of Tuberculosis. Indian Pediatrics. 2011 May; 48(5): 387-389.