Risk of infection and disease progression in children exposed to tuberculosis at home, Colombia.

Dione Benjumea-BedoyaDiana M MarínJaime Robledo Luis F Barrera Lucelly López Beatriz E FerroSonia L VillegasMaría Lilia DíazCarlos Alberto Rojas Arbeláez Luis F García María Patricia Arbeláez-Montoya

Published in: Colombia medica (Cali, Colombia) (2019)

There is a need for prompt interruption of adult-to-children tuberculosis transmission within households. Conducting proper contact investigation and offering chemoprophylaxis to infected children could reduce tuberculosis transmission.

Keyphrases

mycobacterium tuberculosis
young adults
pulmonary tuberculosis
hiv aids
emergency department
adverse drug
electronic health record