Publication date: Jul 07, 2026
Children are particularly vulnerable to tuberculosis. We report on the results of screenings conducted among children residing in tuberculosis patients’ households. This was a retrospective study conducted at the Alpes-Maritimes tuberculosis control centre between January 2023 and December 2025. During this period, 60 children were screened across 36 different contact investigations. All of them shared a household with the index case (IC). Median age was 8 years, with 27 boys and 33 girls. Among the 60 children, screening identified 12 (20%) cases of active tuberculosis (TB disease) and 21 (35%) cases of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). Risk factors (P
| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| December | Children |
| Girls | Dépistage |
| Retrospective | Enfant |
| Tuberculosis | Infection tuberculeuse latente |
| LTBI | |
| Pediatrics | |
| Pédiatrie | |
| Screening | |
| Tuberculose | |
| Tuberculosis |
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | tuberculosis |
| pathway | KEGG | Tuberculosis |
| disease | MESH | latent tuberculosis infection |
| disease | MESH | Infection |
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