BUTIMBA: Intensifying the Hunt for Child TB in Swaziland through Household Contact Tracing

BACKGROUND: Limited data exists to inform contact tracing guidelines in children and HIV-affected populations. We evaluated the yield and additionality of household contact and source case investigations in Swaziland, a TB/HIV high-burden setting, while prioritizing identification of childhood TB. M...

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Published in:PLoS One
Main Authors: Mandalakas, Anna Maria, Ngo, Katherine, Alonso Ustero, Pilar, Golin, Rachel, Anabwani, Florence, Mzileni, Bulisile, Sikhondze, Welile, Stevens, Robert
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5249050/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28107473
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0169769
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