Screening outcomes of household contacts of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients in Peshawar, Pakistan.

Objective: To assess the profile of TB/multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) among household contacts of MDR-TB patients.

Methods: Close contacts of MDR-TB patients were traced in the cross-sectional study. Different clinical, radiological and bacteriological were performed to rule out the evidence of TB/MDR-TB.