Window Period Prophylaxis for Children Exposed to Tuberculosis, Houston, Texas, USA, 2007–2017

Authors :: Jeffrey R. Starke
Andrea T. Cruz
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 25, Iss 3, Pp 523-528 (2019), Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Year :: 2019
Publisher :: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2019.
Abstract: In this retrospective study, we assessed the safety of window period prophylaxis and proportion of tuberculin skin test (TST) conversions in children

Subjects :: Male
Pediatrics
Time Factors
Epidemiology
retrospective study
lcsh:Medicine
Window period
0302 clinical medicine
directly-observed therapy
030212 general & internal medicine
bacteria
medicine.diagnostic_test
tuberculosis exposure
Texas
window period prophylaxis
Infectious Diseases
tuberculosis
Child, Preschool
directly observed therapy
Female
prophylaxis
medicine.symptom
Post-Exposure Prophylaxis
safety
Microbiology (medical)
isoniazid
medicine.medical_specialty
Tuberculosis
mycobacteria
030231 tropical medicine
window prophylaxis
tuberculin skin test
Tuberculin
acid-fast bacilli smear
History, 21st Century
Asymptomatic
lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases
03 medical and health sciences
children
directly observed preventive therapy
TST conversion
medicine
Humans
asymptomatic
Window Period Prophylaxis for Children Exposed to Tuberculosis, Houston, Texas, USA, 2007–2017
lcsh:RC109-216
Retrospective Studies
business.industry
Research
cohabitation
Houston
lcsh:R
Infant, Newborn
Infant
Retrospective cohort study
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Odds ratio
bacterial infections and mycoses
medicine.disease
United States
adverse events
tuberculosis and other mycobacteria
pediatric
Sputum
Chest radiograph
business

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