Children under 5 years are at risk for tuberculosis after occasional contact with highly contagious patients: outbreak from a smear-positive healthcare worker. Issue 5 (2nd November 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Luzzati, Roberto; Migliori, Giovanni Battista; Zignol, Matteo; Cirillo, Daniela Maria; Maschio, Massimo; Tominz, Riccardo; Ventura, Giovanna; Patussi, Valentino; D'Ambrosio, Lia; Centis, Rosella; Michieletto, Franco; Trovato, Alberto; Salton, Francesco; Busetti, Marina; Di Santolo, Manuela; Raviglione, Mario; Confalonieri, Marco
• Is Part Of: European respiratory journal. Volume 50:Issue 5(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-11-02
• Subjects: Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiration -- Periodicals; 616.2
• DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01414-2017
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0903-1936

Abstract

The World Health Organization (WHO), jointly with experts from tuberculosis (TB) low-incidence countries, developed a framework for TB elimination [1, 2]. Children under 5 years of age are at risk for tuberculosis after occasional contact with highly contagious patients http://ow.ly/RqAn30fKdGk