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Index patient of tuberculosis
DEFINITION
Used in tuberculosis surveillance to refer to the person of any age who is initially identified with new or recurrent tuberculosis in a specific household or other comparable setting in which others may have been exposed. An index patient is the person on which a contact investigation is centred but is not necessarily the source patient.
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SOURCE DEFINITION
Initially identified person of any age with new or recurrent TB in a specific household or other comparable setting in which others may have been exposed. An index case is the person on which a contact investigation is centred but is not necessarily the source case.
OTHER DEFINITIONS
Person with bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis around whom a contact investigation is centred
The initially identified person of any age with new or recurrent TB in a specific household or other comparable setting in which others may have been exposed. An index case is the person on which a contact investigation is centred but is not necessarily the source case.
A person of any age with new or recurrent TB initially identified in a specific household or comparable setting in which others may have been exposed. An index patient is the person on whom a contact investigation is centred but is not necessarily the source.
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