Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Turkova, A
• Tebruegge, M
• Brinkmann, F
• Tsolia, M
• Mouchet, F
• Kampmann, B
• Seddon, J A

Titel

Management of child MDR-TB contacts across countries in the WHO European Region: a survey of current practice

Ist Teil von

• The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease, 2017-07, Vol.21 (7), p.774-777

Ort / Verlag

France

Erscheinungsjahr

2017

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The World Health Organization European Region has one of the highest rates of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in the world, resulting in many vulnerable children being exposed each year. Evidence for preventive therapy following MDR-TB exposure is limited and current guidance is conflicting. An internet-based survey was performed to determine clinical practice in this region. Seventy-two clinicians from 25 countries participated. Practices related to screening and decision-making were highly variable. Just over half provided preventive therapy for children exposed to MDR-TB; the only characteristic associated with provision was practice within the European Union (adjusted OR 4.07, 95%CI 1.33-12.5).