Screening outcomes of household contacts of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients in Peshawar, Pakistan
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
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(12): 909-912, 2016.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE@#To assess the profile of TB/multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) among household contacts of MDR-TB patients.@*METHODS@#Close contacts of MDR-TB patients were traced in the cross-sectional study. Different clinical, radiological and bacteriological were performed to rule out the evidence of TB/MDR-TB.@*RESULTS@#Between January 2012 and December 2012, a total of 200 index MDR-TB patients were initiated on MDR-TB treatment, out of which home visit and contacts screening were conducted for 154 index cases. Of 610 contacts who could be studied, 41 (17.4%) were diagnosed with MDR-TB and 10 (4.2%) had TB. The most common symptoms observed were cough, chest pain and fever.@*CONCLUSIONS@#The high incidence of MDR-TB among close contacts emphasize the need for effective contact screening programme of index MDR-TB cases in order to cut the chain of transmission of this disease.
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Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudio observacional
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Factores de riesgo
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Estudio de tamizaje
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Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
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2016
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