School and household tuberculosis contact investigations in Swaziland: Active TB case finding in a high HIV/TB burden setting.
Piluca Alonzo UsteroAlexander W KayKatherine NgoRachel GolinBhekisisa TsabedzeBulisile MzileniJessica GlickmanMildred Wisile XabaGcinile MavimbelaAnna Maria MandalakasPublished in: PloS one (2017)
School-based contact investigations require further research to establish best practices in TB high burden settings. In this case, a symptom-based screening approach did not identify additional cases of tuberculosis. In comparison, household contact investigations yielded a higher percentage of contacts with positive TB screens and an additional tuberculosis case.
Keyphrases
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- hiv aids
- healthcare
- physical activity
- hiv positive
- mental health
- antiretroviral therapy
- primary care
- human immunodeficiency virus
- high throughput
- risk factors
- hepatitis c virus
- genome wide
- emergency department
- hiv testing
- gene expression
- men who have sex with men
- south africa