Active tuberculosis in household contacts of bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis patients: A multicenter study finding the 'Missed One' in Central Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There was a 'missing millions' gap between the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) cases and the notified cases. In many TB high-burden countries, only about 25% of household contacts (HHCs) completing household TB evaluation and 20-89% of eligible contacts did not adhere to TB screening. The study was conducted to assess the yield of door-to-door TB household contact investigation among household contact of bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary TB cases in central Ethiopia.

Methods

This cross-sectional study was carried out in selected health facilities of central Ethiopia from January 1, 2023 to December 3, 2023.All sequential voluntary bacteriologically confirmed TB patients and their HHCs without discrimination by age were included in the study. Xpert Ultra assay a

SUBMITTER: Seid G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11835242 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature