Adolescent tuberculosis

KJ Snow, AT Cruz, JA Seddon, RA Ferrand… - The Lancet Child & …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Adolescence is characterised by a substantial increase in the incidence of tuberculosis, a
known fact since the early 20th century. Most of the world's adolescents live in low-income …

The impact of tuberculosis on the well-being of adolescents and young adults

P Moscibrodzki, LA Enane, G Hoddinott, MB Brooks… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
The health needs of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) have been neglected in
tuberculosis (TB) care, control, and research. AYAs, who are distinct from younger children …

[图书][B] WHO operational handbook on tuberculosis. Module 5: management of tuberculosis in children and adolescents

World Health Organization - 2022 - books.google.com
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 …

Automatic cough classification for tuberculosis screening in a real-world environment

M Pahar, M Klopper, B Reeve, R Warren… - Physiological …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. The automatic discrimination between the coughing sounds produced by patients
with tuberculosis (TB) and those produced by patients with other lung ailments. Approach …

Social and health factors associated with unfavourable treatment outcome in adolescents and young adults with tuberculosis in Brazil: a national retrospective cohort …

L Chenciner, KS Annerstedt, JM Pescarini… - The Lancet Global …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Tuberculosis elimination strategies in Brazil might neglect adolescents and
young adults aged 10–24 years, hampering tuberculosis control. However, little is known …

Treatment outcomes among children, adolescents, and adults on treatment for tuberculosis in two metropolitan municipalities in Gauteng Province, South Africa

KM Berry, CA Rodriguez, RH Berhanu, N Ismail… - BMC Public Health, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background Gauteng Province has the second lowest tuberculosis (TB) incidence
rate in South Africa but the greatest proportion of TB/HIV co-infection, with 68% of TB …

Social determinants of adherence to treatment for tuberculosis infection and disease among children, adolescents, and young adults: a narrative review

AM Leddy, D Jaganath, R Triasih… - Journal of the …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Global efforts to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) must address the unique barriers that children
(ages 0 through 9 years) and adolescents/young adults (AYA; ages 10 through 24 years) …

Tuberculosis in adolescents and young adults: Emerging data on TB transmission and prevention among vulnerable young people

KM Laycock, LA Enane, AP Steenhoff - Tropical Medicine and Infectious …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Adolescents and young adults (AYA, ages 10–24 years) comprise a uniquely important but
understudied population in global efforts to end tuberculosis (TB), the leading infectious …

[PDF][PDF] Caring for adolescents and young adults with tuberculosis or at risk of tuberculosis: consensus statement from an international expert panel

SS Chiang, PM Waterous, VF Atieno, S Bernays… - Journal of Adolescent …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background: Despite being a preventable and treatable disease, tuberculosis (TB) is a
leading cause of death among young people globally. Each year, an estimated 1.8 million …

TB and TB-HIV care for adolescents and young adults

LA Enane, J Eby, T Arscott-Mills… - … of Tuberculosis and …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
SETTING: Nine high-burden public tuberculosis (TB) clinics in Gaborone, Botswana.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the challenges encountered, healthcare worker (HCW) …