TY - JOUR
T1 - IPT uptake among child contacts of TB patients
T2 - Experience from the Indus Hospital TB program, Karachi, Pakistan
AU - Jafri, Rabab
AU - Malik, Amyn Abdul
AU - Hussain, Hamidah
AU - Hussain, Sadaf
AU - Khatoon, Fatima
AU - Asif, Khujista
AU - Amanullah, Farhana
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Background: Infants and young children are particularly susceptible to developing tuberculosis (TB) following exposure and infection, and isoniazid preventive therapy can substantially reduce this risk. This evidence-base provides the rationale for the policy and guidelines to screen and manage children that are household contacts of TB cases, prioritizing those with sputum smear-positive TB. The guidelines have been in place for decades, but are rarely implemented. IPT programs in high-TB burden countries are rare and fraught with low uptake and low rates of therapy completion. Methods: This study describes the demographics and outcomes of contact management and the IPT program for
AB - Background: Infants and young children are particularly susceptible to developing tuberculosis (TB) following exposure and infection, and isoniazid preventive therapy can substantially reduce this risk. This evidence-base provides the rationale for the policy and guidelines to screen and manage children that are household contacts of TB cases, prioritizing those with sputum smear-positive TB. The guidelines have been in place for decades, but are rarely implemented. IPT programs in high-TB burden countries are rare and fraught with low uptake and low rates of therapy completion. Methods: This study describes the demographics and outcomes of contact management and the IPT program for
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijmyco.2014.11.029
DO - 10.1016/j.ijmyco.2014.11.029
M3 - Article
SN - 2212-5531
JO - International Journal of Mycobacteriology
JF - International Journal of Mycobacteriology
ER -