Closing the policy-practice gap in the management of child contacts of tuberculosis cases in developing countries

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001105

. 2011 Oct;8(10):e1001105.

doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001105. Epub 2011 Oct 11.

Closing the policy-practice gap in the management of child contacts of tuberculosis cases in developing countries

Philip C Hill¹, Merrin E Rutherford, Rick Audas, Reinout van Crevel, Stephen M Graham

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¹ Centre for International Health, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago School of Medicine, Dunedin, New Zealand. Philip.hill@otago.ac.nz

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001105

Closing the policy-practice gap in the management of child contacts of tuberculosis cases in developing countries

Philip C Hill et al. PLoS Med. 2011 Oct.

. 2011 Oct;8(10):e1001105.

doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001105. Epub 2011 Oct 11.

Authors

Philip C Hill¹, Merrin E Rutherford, Rick Audas, Reinout van Crevel, Stephen M Graham

Affiliation

¹ Centre for International Health, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago School of Medicine, Dunedin, New Zealand. Philip.hill@otago.ac.nz

PMID: 22022234
PMCID: PMC3191150
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001105

Abstract

Philip Campbell Hill and colleagues propose using a health needs assessment framework, research tools, and a strategy for clinical evaluation to help better manage child contacts of adult TB cases.

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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[1] Swaminathan S, Rekha B. Pediatric tuberculosis: global overview and challenges. Clin Infec Dis. 2010;50(Suppl 3):S184–S194. - PubMed

[2] Swaminathan S, Rekha B. Pediatric tuberculosis: global overview and challenges. Clin Infec Dis. 2010;50(Suppl 3):S184–S194. - PubMed

[3] Marais BJ, Gie RP, Schaaf HS, Hesseling AC, Obihara CC, et al. The natural history of childhood intra-thoracic tuberculosis: a critical review of literature from the pre-chemotherapy era. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2004;8:392–402. - PubMed

[4] Marais BJ, Gie RP, Schaaf HS, Hesseling AC, Obihara CC, et al. The natural history of childhood intra-thoracic tuberculosis: a critical review of literature from the pre-chemotherapy era. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2004;8:392–402. - PubMed

[5] Smieja MJ, Marchetti CA, Cook DJ, Smaill FM. Cochrane Database Syst Rev; 2000. Isoniazid for preventing tuberculosis in non-HIV infected persons.CD001363 - PMC - PubMed

[6] Smieja MJ, Marchetti CA, Cook DJ, Smaill FM. Cochrane Database Syst Rev; 2000. Isoniazid for preventing tuberculosis in non-HIV infected persons.CD001363 - PMC - PubMed

[7] WHO. Geneva: WHO; 2006. Guidance for national tuberculosis programmes on the management of tuberculosis in children. WHO reference number: WHO/HTM/TB/2006.371; WHO/FCH/CAH/2006.7.

[8] WHO. Geneva: WHO; 2006. Guidance for national tuberculosis programmes on the management of tuberculosis in children. WHO reference number: WHO/HTM/TB/2006.371; WHO/FCH/CAH/2006.7.

[9] Banu Rekha VV, Jagarajamma K, Wares F, Chandrasekaran V, Swaminathan S. Contact screening and chemoprophylaxis in India's Revised Tuberculosis Control Programme: a situational analysis. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2009;13:1507–1512. - PubMed

[10] Banu Rekha VV, Jagarajamma K, Wares F, Chandrasekaran V, Swaminathan S. Contact screening and chemoprophylaxis in India's Revised Tuberculosis Control Programme: a situational analysis. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2009;13:1507–1512. - PubMed

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