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Table 1 Paediatric Mycobacterium tuberculosis contact score incorporating measures of infectivity, proximity and infectivity of documented exposure [[29]]

From: Effect of Ascaris Lumbricoides specific IgE on tuberculin skin test responses in children in a high-burden setting: a cross-sectional community-based study

1

Is the index case the child’s mother?

2

Is the index case the child’s primary caretaker?

3

Does the index case sleep in the same bed as the child?

4

Does the index case sleep in the same room as the child?

5

Does the index case live in the same household as the child?

6

Does the index case see the child every day?

7

Is the index case coughing?

8

Does the index case have reported pulmonary tuberculosis?

9

Does the index case have smear positive sputum?

10

Is there more than one index case in the child’s house hold?

  1. Note: a score of zero is assigned in the absence of any documented M.tb exposure.