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Any person who has been exposed to a person with tuberculosis.

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SOURCE DEFINITION

Any person who has been exposed to a person with TB disease.

From: WHO
Year: 2021

OTHER DEFINITIONS

TERM 1

Person who has spent time with a person with infectious TB

From: WHO
Year: 2015

TERM 2

Any person who has been exposed to an index case

From: WHO
Year: 2012

TERM 3

Someone who has been exposed to M. tuberculosis infection by sharing air space with a person with infectious TB.

From: CDC
Year: 2005

TERM 4

People (often family members) close to a TB patient and at risk of infection

From: WHO
Year: 2003

TERM 5

Person exposed to a patient who has infectious TB

From: WHO
Year: 2001

TERM 6

Person who has been exposed to an index case

From: The Union
Year: 2019

TERM 7

Person who has spent time with a person with infectious TB

From: WHO
Year: 2015

TERM 8

Any person who has been exposed to an index case

From: WHO
Year: 2012

TERM 9

Someone who has been exposed to M. tuberculosis infection by sharing air space with a person with infectious TB.

From: CDC
Year: 2005

TERM 10

People (often family members) close to a TB patient and at risk of infection

From: WHO
Year: 2003

TERM 11

Person exposed to a patient who has infectious TB

From: WHO
Year: 2001

TERM 12

Person who has been exposed to an index case

From: The Union
Year: 2019

TERM 13

Person who has shared the same air space with a person who has TB disease for a sufficient amount of time to allow possible transmission of M. tuberculosis

From: CDC
Year: 2005

TERM 14

Any person who was exposed to a person with tuberculosis

From: WHO
Year: 2020

TERM 15

Any person exposed to a person with TB.

From: WHO
Year: 2022

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