Household-Contact Investigation for Detection of Tuberculosis in Vietnam

Tuberculosis continues to be a global health challenge. In this report, active case finding was more than twice as likely as standard passive case finding to identify tuberculosis among household contacts of index patients with smear-positive disease.

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Published in:	The New England journal of medicine Vol. 378; no. 3; pp. 221 - 229
Main Authors:	Fox, Greg J, Nhung, Nguyen V, Sy, Dinh N, Hoa, Nghiem L.P, Anh, Le T.N, Anh, Nguyen T, Hoa, Nguyen B, Dung, Nguyen H, Buu, Tran N, Loi, Nguyen T, Nhung, Le T, Hung, Nguyen V, Lieu, Phan T, Cuong, Nguyen K, Cuong, Pham D, Bestrashniy, Jessica, Britton, Warwick J, Marks, Guy B
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Massachusetts Medical Society 18-01-2018
Subjects:	Clinical trials Disease control Households Intervention Medical diagnosis Medical personnel Medical research Patients Rural areas Sputum Tuberculosis Vietnam
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Summary:	Tuberculosis continues to be a global health challenge. In this report, active case finding was more than twice as likely as standard passive case finding to identify tuberculosis among household contacts of index patients with smear-positive disease.
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ISSN:	0028-4793 1533-4406
DOI:	10.1056/NEJMoa1700209