Children under 5 years are at risk for tuberculosis after occasional contact with highly contagious patients: outbreak from a smear-positive healthcare worker

The World Health Organization (WHO), jointly with experts from tuberculosis (TB) low-incidence countries, developed a framework for TB elimination [1, 2].

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 2, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Luzzati, R., Migliori, G. B., Zignol, M., Cirillo, D. M., Maschio, M., Tominz, R., Ventura, G., Patussi, V., D'Ambrosio, L., Centis, R., Michieletto, F., Trovato, A., Salton, F., Busetti, M., Di Santolo, M., Raviglione, M., Confalonieri, M. Tags: Respiratory infections and tuberculosis, Paediatric pulmonology Original Articles: Research letters Source Type: research