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Tuberculosis is highly prevalent amongst children in India. Contact survey has not received much attention in the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program guidelines. This study was conducted to look for tuberculosis in asymptomatic family members of pediatric tuberculosis patients at a government hospital attached to a medical college in Central India. 168 siblings and 162 parents of 86 index cases of tuberculosis were studied. 64 tuberculosis infected siblings and 7 sputum positive parents were identified.
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Dahiwale, N., Rao, S., Singh, J. et al. Significance of family survey of index case for detection of tuberculosis. Indian Pediatr 48, 387–389 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-011-0081-2
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