Management of latent Tuberculosis in Pediatric contacts -A one year (Jan2017-jan18) prospective clinical study.

Dr.B.Bhargava Prasad; Dr.Pandit Vinod Bandela; Dr.T.Venkat Ramesh; Dr. P.Subba Rao

Volume : VIII, Issue : V, May - 2019

Management of latent Tuberculosis in Pediatric contacts -A one year (Jan2017-jan18) prospective clinical study.

Dr. B. Bhargava Prasad, Dr. Pandit Vinod Bandela, Dr. T. Venkat Ramesh, Dr. P. Subba Rao

Abstract :

A diagnosis of latent Tuberculosis is also called latent Tuberculosis infection (LTBI). It means a patient infected with M.tuberculosis but the patient does not have active tuberculosis. Treatment of latent Tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is the most effective Strategy to prevent future cases of disease (1). Most cases of childhood tuberculosis disease in low prevalence countries are Prevented by screening for risk factors ,testing for LTBI and offering therapy (2,3) . Regimens for LTBI have been evaluated and used for over 6 decades and concerns about low completion rates (4) ,costs (5) and increasing rates of drug resistance (6) have prompted research on short course LTBI regimens of 3 months in all these regimens and reviewed after 12 months