title: [The importance of a careful examination of all persons in close contact with newly diagnosed infectious tuberculosis].
abstract: The diagnosis of infectious pulmonary tuberculosis was made in a 53-year-old Macedonian man. A careful examination of all persons in close contact with him according to the guidelines of the Swiss respiratory society was performed. Pulmonary tuberculosis was diagnosed in his 22-year-old son, in his 20-year-old daughter and in his 3-year-old granddaughter. Seven persons had isoniazid preventive treatment for latent tuberculosis. These data shows very clearly that a careful examination of all persons in close contact with contagious tuberculosis is very important.
authors.affiliation: Departement Innere Medizin, Kantonsspital Chur.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zodtke
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fleisch
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Brunner
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Reinhart
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuhn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013997:Time Factors; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D007538:Isoniazid