Tuberculosis among young contacts of patients with multidrug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis in a reference hospital
The authors identified a high prevalence of TBI among contacts of pulmonary MDR-TB and non-MDR-TB patients, with a higher tuberculin conversion rate in MDR-TB contacts, highlighting the urgency of effective TPT regimens for young contacts of patients with pulmonary MDR-TB.
Authors
- Eric J. Rubin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5120-962X)
- Sheila Cunha Lucena
- Margareth Dalcomo
- F Falcão
- Lorrayne Gonçalves
- Afrânio Lineu Kritski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5900-6007)
- Anna Cristina Calçada Carvalho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0128-942X)
- Giovanni Battista Migliori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2597-574X)
- Laura Saderi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5131-9367)
- Marcela Bhering (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1568-026X)
- Giovanni Sotgiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1600-4474)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (BR)
- University of Sassari (IT)
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri (IT)
- Faculdades Oswaldo Cruz (BR)
- Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri (IT)
- Hospital Municipal Souza Aguiar (BR)
- Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública (BR)
- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Jornal de Pediatria
- Published
- 2025-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jped.2025.01.008
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.79