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Outcomes of Child Contact Investigations of Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients: A Single Center Experience from 2012 to 2014
Pediatric Infection & Vaccine ; : 91-96, 2015.
Article in Korean | WPRIM | ID: wpr-171628
ABSTRACT

PURPOSE:

The study aimed to determine data collected during tuberculosis (TB) contact investigations and to evaluate the outcomes of these investigations.

METHODS:

We reviewed medical records for child contacts of patients with culture-positive pulmonary TB aged 19 years or older between August 2012 and July 2014.

RESULTS:

A total of 116 child contacts were identified for 79 patients with culture-positive pulmonary TB. Of 116 contacts identified, 22% were incompletely screened. Of 90 contacts who completed screening, 42% had negative tuberculin skin test (TST) results, 58% had positive results, and 1% had active pulmonary TB at the time of investigation. Of 50 contacts with TB patients with a negative smear, 50% had positive TST results. Age > or =5 years (OR 8.3; 95% CI 2.3-30) and male gender (OR 3.9; 95% CI 1.5-9.9) were significantly associated with being incompletely screened.

CONCLUSIONS:

Improvement is needed in the process of contact investigations to ensure that contacts of patients with active pulmonary TB are identified and appropriately screened.
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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Tuberculin / Tuberculosis / Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Skin Tests / Mass Screening / Medical Records Type of study: Screening study Limits: Child / Humans / Male Language: Korean Journal: Pediatric Infection & Vaccine Year: 2015 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Tuberculin / Tuberculosis / Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Skin Tests / Mass Screening / Medical Records Type of study: Screening study Limits: Child / Humans / Male Language: Korean Journal: Pediatric Infection & Vaccine Year: 2015 Type: Article