title: Post-exposure tuberculosis in children under 5 years old.
abstract: The results of a large retrospective study performed in the US confirm that children under five years old are at high risk of contracting tuberculosis after exposure to an infectious patient.
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012307:Risk Factors; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000209:etiology*