The importance of chemoprophylaxis in tuberculosis: On occasion of eight cases in the same family

Contact screening and in cases required initiating chemoprophylaxis are great importance for control of tuberculosis (TB). In this paper eight TB cases that occurred among the same family members in 23 years were discussed. . After detection of the index case, failure to contact screening and initia...

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Published in:Dicle tıp dergisi 2013-12
Main Authors: Taylan, Mahşuk, Tanrıkulu, Abdullah Cetin, Sezgi, Cengizhan, Kaya, Halide, Şen, Hadice Selimoğlu, Abakay, Özlem, Çakırca, Seher, Önder, Faruk, Abakay, Abdurrahman
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Language:Turkish
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Tuberculosis, close contact, chemoprophylaxis
Tüberküloz, temaslı, kemoprofilaksi
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Summary:Contact screening and in cases required initiating chemoprophylaxis are great importance for control of tuberculosis (TB). In this paper eight TB cases that occurred among the same family members in 23 years were discussed. . After detection of the index case, failure to contact screening and initiating chemoprophylaxis caused to occurrence of other cases. These cases were presented in order to attract attention of importance of contact screening and initiating chemoprophylaxis Tüberküloz (TB) kontrolünü sağlamada temaslı taraması yapılması ve gerekli olgularda kemoprofilaksi başlanması büyük önem taşır. Bu yazıda aynı ailede 23 yıl içinde gelişen sekiz TB olgusu tartışıldı. Kaynak olgu saptandıktan sonra temaslı taraması yapılmaması ve kemoprofilaksi başlanmaması diğer olguların ortaya çıkmasına neden olmuştur. Olgular TB kontrolünde temaslı taraması ve kemoprofilaksinin önemini vurgulamak amacıyla sunulmuştur.
ISSN:1308-9889
1300-2945