Tuberculosis Contact Screening and Isoniazid Preventive Therapy in a South Indian District: Operational Issues for Programmatic Consideration

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Authors

Madhavi Pothukuchi · Siddhartha Medical College

Sharath Burugina Nagaraja · Andhra Pradesh Forest Department

Santosha Kelamane · Andhra Pradesh Forest Department

Srinath Satyanarayana

N. Shashidhar

S.N. Sudhakara Babu · Government of Andhra Pradesh

Puneet Dewan · World Health Organization - India

Fraser Wares

Abstract

Contact screening and IPT implementation under routine programmatic conditions is sub-optimal. There is an urgent need to sensitize all concerned programme staff on its importance and establishment of mechanisms for rigorous monitoring.

Topics & Keywords

Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 6, Issue 7, pp. e22500-e22500

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022500

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