title: Significance of family survey of index case for detection of tuberculosis.
abstract: Tuberculosis is highly prevalent amongst children in India. Contact survey has not received much attention in the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program guidelines. This study was conducted to look for tuberculosis in asymptomatic family members of pediatric tuberculosis patients at a government hospital attached to a medical college in Central India. 168 siblings and 162 parents of 86 index cases of tuberculosis were studied. 64 tuberculosis infected siblings and 7 sputum positive parents were identified.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Gandhi Memorial Hospital and SS Medical College, Rewa, MP, India.
authors.forename: Nishikant
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dahiwale
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Jyoti
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Rawat
mesh_terms: D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016358:Contact Tracing; D005190:Family; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology