American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine
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Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. · Apr 2014
Timing of Tuberculosis Transmission and the Impact of Household Contact Tracing: An Agent-Based Simulation Model.
Household contact tracing has recently been endorsed for global tuberculosis (TB) control, but its potential population-level impact remains uncertain. ⋯ Household contact tracing is unlikely to transform TB epidemiology in isolation but has the potential, especially with provision of preventive therapy, to augment a comprehensive package of interventions that could substantially reduce the population-level burden of TB.