Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Spouses and First-Degree Relatives of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Cases in South India
Spouses had a higher LTBI prevalence than FDR. Screening programs should prioritize female spouses, undernourished individuals, overweight/obese individuals, and alcohol users to reduce TB transmission.
Authors
- B. Sundar Rajan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7847-0200)
- Sonali Sarkar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0528-6805)
- Padmini Salgame (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2245-3767)
- Prakash Babu Narasimhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7111-7124)
- Senbagavalli Prakash Babu
- Kalaivani Raghupathy
- Jerrold J. Ellner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6150-0082)
- Komala Ezhumalai
- Abilasha Narayanan
- Gautam Roy
Institutions
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth University (IN)
- Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute (IN)
- Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Indian Journal of Public Health
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/ijph.ijph_115_24
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00