Risk Factors Associated With Tuberculosis Infection Among Household Contacts of Patients With Microbiologically Confirmed Pulmonary Tuberculosis in 3 High Tuberculosis Burden Countries
Ntshiqa T, Nagudi J, Hamada Y, Copas A, Stender S, Sabi I, Ntinginya E, Lalashowi J, Matete M, Ntshamane K, Morojele I, Ngobeni M, Mudzengi D, Minja L, Chirwa T, Lönnroth K, Dreyer V, Niemann S, Rangaka M, Charalambous S, Velen K. Risk Factors Associated With Tuberculosis Infection Among Household Contacts of Patients With Microbiologically Confirmed Pulmonary Tuberculosis in 3 High Tuberculosis Burden Countries. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2025, 232: e448-e458. PMID: 40576297, PMCID: PMC12455307, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaf320.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTuberculosis preventive therapyTuberculosis infectionPulmonary tuberculosisHousehold contactsPreventive therapyMicrobiologically confirmed PTBHousehold contacts of patientsWorld Health Organization criteriaQuantiFERON-TB Gold PlusTuberculosis infection prevalenceContacts of patientsTuberculosis burden countriesTuberculosis historyCross-sectional studyXpert UltraOrganization criteriaTherapy guidelinesBurden countriesRisk factorsHighest tuberculosis burden countriesTuberculosis prevalenceTuberculosisTherapyInfectionPrevalence
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