The transmission of tuberculosis in schools involving children 3 to 11 years of age

Jonathan R. Roberts; Brendan W. Mason; Shantini Paranjothy; Stephen R Palmer

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The transmission of tuberculosis in schools involving children 3 to 11 years of age

Jonathan R. Roberts, Brendan W. Mason, Shantini Paranjothy, Stephen R Palmer

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Little is known about the risk of tuberculosis transmission from children. We reviewed the published literature on the transmission of tuberculosis during outbreaks involving children 3 to 11 years of age and report that transmission rates among close contacts in school outbreaks are on average higher (weighted average 69.8% vs. 39.3%) if the index case is a child than an adult.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	82-84
Number of pages	3
Journal	The Pediatric infectious disease journal
Volume	31
Issue number	1
Early online date	16 Aug 2011
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0b013e31823378c9
Publication status	Published - Jan 2012

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