Fighting a hidden epidemic: expanding tuberculosis preventive treatment to the youngest household contacts

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2020 Apr 1;24(4):357-359. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.20.0038.

Authors

A T Cruz¹, K Schwartzman², I Kitai³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
² McGill International TB Centre, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit, Montréal Chest Institute, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC.
³ Division of Infectious Diseases, The Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.

PMID: 32317055
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.20.0038

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Publication types

Editorial
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MeSH terms

Africa
Child
Child, Preschool
Humans
Tuberculin Test
Tuberculosis* / epidemiology
Tuberculosis* / prevention & control