Background Children (< 15 years) are vulnerable to TB disease following infection, but no
systematic review or meta-analysis has quantified the effects of HIV-related …

Millions of children are exposed to tuberculosis (TB) each year, many of which become
infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Most children can immunologically contain or …

The aim of this operational handbook is to provide practical guidance on the implementation
of the World Health Organization (WHO) policy recommendations on the prevention and …

Aktuelle epidemiologische Daten zeigen in den letzten Jahren einen Anstieg der
Tuberkulose im Kindes-und Jugendalter. Es findet sich zudem auch in Deutschland ein …

Introduction: Pediatric tuberculosis (TB) is a significant global health threat and is one of the
top ten causes of death in children. There are a number of diagnostic, treatment, and …

Background Tuberculosis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in HIV-infected
children, but is difficult to diagnose. We studied mortality and its determinants in antiretroviral …

Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study among HIV/TB-coinfected children
enrolled at the International Epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS treatment sites from …

Background Tuberculosis is the most common serious co-infection in people living with HIV
worldwide, but little is known about its incidence in HIV-infected children living in high …

The epidemiology of tuberculosis is adversely impacted by the human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) coinfection. HIV-infected patients are more prone to opportunistic infections, most …

Children and pregnant and postpartum women experience an undue burden of HIV‐
associated tuberculosis (TB), but data are lacking on key aspects of their complex …