Evaluation of a Model for Efficient Screening of Tuberculosis Contact Subjects

• Published in: American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine Vol. 177; no. 9; pp. 1041 - 1047
• Main Authors: Aissa, Khaoula, Madhi, Fouad, Ronsin, Nathalie, Delarocque, France, Lecuyer, Aurelie, Decludt, Benedicte, Remus, Natacha, Abel, Laurent, Poirier, Christine, Delacourt, Christophe, CG94 Study Group
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Am Thoracic Soc 01.05.2008; American Lung Association; American Thoracic Society
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Distribution; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy; Biological and medical sciences; Blood. Blood and plasma substitutes. Blood products. Blood cells. Blood typing. Plasmapheresis. Apheresis; Child; Child, Preschool; Confidence Intervals; Contact Tracing - methods; Female; Humans; Incidence; Intensive care medicine; Male; Mass Screening - organization & administration; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Morbidity - trends; Mycobacterium; Odds Ratio; Paris - epidemiology; Prognosis; Prospective Studies; Risk Factors; Sex Distribution; Transfusions. Complications. Transfusion reactions. Cell and gene therapy; Tuberculosis - diagnosis; Tuberculosis - epidemiology; Tuberculosis - transmission; Paris; Human; Intensive care; contact screening; Mycobacterial infection; Tuberculin; Medical screening; tuberculin skin test; Contact; Infection; Tuberculosis; Bacteriosis; Resuscitation; Skin test

Contact tracing is an important component of tuberculosis (TB) control programs. Standardization of contact investigation protocols can make them more efficient. To develop a model to select contact subjects for screening. We prospectively collected standardized data on 325 TB index cases and their...