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Identify new TB cases by screening patients’ household members, research suggests
BMJ 2017; 357 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j2848 (Published 13 June 2017) Cite this as: BMJ 2017;357:j2848
- Susan Mayor
- London
Nearly one in 10 people with tuberculosis (TB) diagnosed in England from 2010 to 2012 lived in the same household as another case, a retrospective national cohort study has reported.1
Better screening of people living in the same household as a person with TB could reduce transmission in low incidence countries such as England, recommended researchers from Public Health England, who found that nearly one in …
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