Original Article

Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Contacts of New Tuberculosis Cases in the United States

Authors: MARY R. REICHLER MD, RANDALL REVES MD, SARAH BUR RN, MPH, JOSIE FORD RN, VIRGINIA THOMPSON RN, BONITA MANGURA MD, IDA M. ONORATO MD, SARAH E. VALWAY DMD, MPH for the Contact Investigation Study Group

Abstract

Background.Few data are available describing treatment completion rates among recently infected contacts of tuberculosis (TB) cases, a group at high risk for development of active TB.

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