The impact of screening for tuberculosis exposure in the household in children with tuberculosis disease: A difficult riddle to solve.

Hincal Ozbakır Guner Ozenen Gizem Deniz Ergun Pelin Kaçar Mustafa Gülderen Miray Yılmaz Çelebi Arife Ozer Aybüke Akaslan Kara Süleyman Nuri Bayram Devrim Ilker

Published in: Pediatric pulmonology (2024)

Household contact research is an important epidemiological tool. However, considering the contact rates in the household, new and more comprehensive public health programs are required to prevent the spread of childhood tuberculosis.

Keyphrases

public health
mycobacterium tuberculosis
pulmonary tuberculosis
hiv aids
young adults
adverse drug
antiretroviral therapy
electronic health record