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Volume 25, Number 10—October 2019
Research

Prevalence of Tuberculosis in Children After Natural Disasters, Bohol, Philippines

Kristy O. Murray, Nina T. Castillo-Carandang, Anna M. Mandalakas, Andrea T. Cruz, Lauren M. Leining, Salvacion R. GatchalianComments to Author , on behalf of the PEER Health Bohol Pediatric Study Team
Author affiliations: Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA (K.O. Murray, A.M. Mandalakas, A.T. Cruz, L.M. Leining); University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines (N.T. Castillo-Carandang, S.R. Gatchalian)

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Procedures and decision tree for enrollment of study participants during community-based cluster survey of TB in children in areas affected by 2013 natural disasters, Bohol, Philippines. Positive result on chest radiograph means evidence of infiltrates, consolidation, or cavitary lesions suggestive of TB disease. DSSM, direct sputum smear microscopy; IPT, isoniazid preventive therapy; neg, negative; pos, positive; TB, tuberculosis; TST, tuberculin skin test.

Figure 1. Procedures and decision tree for enrollment of study participants during community-based cluster survey of TB in children in areas affected by 2013 natural disasters, Bohol, Philippines. Positive result on chest radiograph means evidence of infiltrates, consolidation, or cavitary lesions suggestive of TB disease. DSSM, direct sputum smear microscopy; IPT, isoniazid preventive therapy; neg, negative; pos, positive; TB, tuberculosis; TST, tuberculin skin test.

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1Additional members of the PEER Health Bohol Pediatric Study Team who contributed data are listed at the end of this article.

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