Risk-Targeted Preventive TB Treatment Works, Particularly With Infection Testing

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Treating all household contacts of someone with tuberculosis (TB) helped prevent active TB disease across age groups in the real world, but the effectiveness was highest when treating individuals who tested positive for infection, according to a meta-analysis utilizing individual participant-level data. Overall effectiveness of risk-targeted treatment in preventing TB disease was 49% (adjusted hazard […]

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Publish date : 2024-05-09 20:00:00

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