A household-level score to predict the risk of tuberculosis among contacts of patients with tuberculosis: a derivation and external validation prospective cohort study
Citation: Saunders, M. J., Wingfield, T., Datta, S., Montoya, R., Ramos, E., Baldwin, M. R., Tovar, M. A., Evans, B. E. W., Gilman, R. H., & Evans, C. A. (2020). A household-level score to predict the risk of tuberculosis among contacts of patients with tuberculosis: A derivation and external validation prospective cohort study. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 20(1), 110–122. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(19)30423-2
Abstract: The epidemiological impact and cost-effectiveness of social protection and biomedical interventions for tuberculosis-affected households might be improved by risk stratification. We therefore derived and externally validated a household-level risk score to predict tuberculosis among contacts of patients with tuberculosis.
Author(s): The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Year: 2019
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal Articles
Source: Other
