Spread of tuberculosis within a family.
A man aged 22 was admitted to hospital with active pulmonary tuberculosis. Routine contact examination and close follow-up of his family detected fourteen members who had been infected. Thorough follow-up of all close contacts of patients with infectious tuberculosis is vital to the control of tuberculosis. Efficient contact procedure depends on close liaison between chest clinic, health visitor, and district community physician.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006968:Hypersensitivity, Delayed / Q000175:diagnosis; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D007223:Infant; D008131:London; D008297:Male; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000235:genetics* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission
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