Contact tracing strategies in household and congregate environments to identify cases of tuberculosis in low- and moderate-incidence populations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tuberculosis is an infectious bacterial disease that is spread via respiratory droplets from infected individuals to susceptible contacts. To eliminate this disease from low- and medium-incidence settings, people who are most likely to be infected (contacts) must be identified. Recently, study authors have examined alternate approaches to contact tracing methods that demonstrate improved detection and prioritization of contacts. The comparative benefit of these methods has not been established.

Objectives

To assess the effectiveness of novel methods of contact tracing versus current standard of care to identify latent and active cases in low- to moderate-incidence settings.

Search methods

We searched CENTRAL, MEDLINE, Embase, LILACS, Web of Science, and CIN

SUBMITTER: Braganza Menezes D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6713498 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature