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Tuberculosis among families of children with suspected tuberculosis and employees at a children's hospital
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Tuberculosis among families of children with suspected tuberculosis and employees at a children's hospital
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol.
2011 Feb.
Abstract
Children with tuberculosis are rarely contagious, but their caregivers may be. Only 7 (12%) of 59 children were potentially contagious, and 10 (17%) were accompanied by contagious adults. Screening caregivers was more cost-effective than performing employee contact investigations, with one-sixteenth the cost ($5,470 vs $88,323) and requiring screening of 35 times fewer persons.
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