Paediatric tuberculosis

SM Newton, AJ Brent, S Anderson… - The Lancet infectious …, 2008 - thelancet.com
Tuberculosis continues to cause an unacceptably high toll of disease and death among
children worldwide, particularly in the wake of the HIV epidemic. Increased international …

Pediatric tuberculosis: global overview and challenges

S Swaminathan, B Rekha - Clinical infectious diseases, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Tuberculosis (TB) is among the top 10 causes of death among children worldwide; however,
children with TB are given low priority in most national health programs and are neglected in …

[PDF][PDF] Guidelines for treatment of drug-susceptible tuberculosis and patient care

World Health Organization - 2017 - apps.who.int
In order to support countries in their effort to respond to the challenges posed by the TB
epidemic over the years, WHO has produced and regularly updated guidelines for the …

Treatment outcomes of childhood tuberculosis in Addis Ababa: a five-year retrospective analysis

G Tilahun, S Gebre-Selassie - BMC public health, 2016 - Springer
Background Tuberculosis (TB) kills one child every 5 min. Childhood TB is given low priority
in most national health programmes particularly in TB-endemic areas. TB among children is …

Characteristics and programme-defined treatment outcomes among childhood tuberculosis (TB) patients under the national TB programme in Delhi

S Satyanarayana, R Shivashankar, RP Vashist… - PLoS …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background Childhood tuberculosis (TB) patients under India's Revised National TB Control
Programme (RNTCP) are managed using diagnostic algorithms and directly observed …

Epidemiology of tuberculosis and treatment outcomes among children in Pakistan: a 5 year retrospective study

M Laghari, SAS Sulaiman, AH Khan, N Memon - PeerJ, 2018 - peerj.com
Background Regardless of the advancement in medical technologies, the diagnosis of
tuberculosis (TB) in children has remained a challenge. Childhood TB is rampant and an …

Assessing and improving data quality from community health workers: a successful intervention in Neno, Malawi

AJ Admon, J Bazile, H Makungwa… - Public Health …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
SETTING: A community health worker (CHW) program was established in Neno District,
Malawi, in 2007 by Partners In Health in support of Ministry of Health activities. Routinely …

[PDF][PDF] Clinical profile and treatment outcome of tuberculous lymphadenitis in children using DOTS strategy

S Sharma, R Sarin, UK Khalid, N Singla… - Indian J …, 2010 - researchgate.net
Summary Background: Extra pulmonary TB (EPTB) including tuberculous lymphadenitis is
becoming more common probably due to human immuno deficiency virus (HIV) co-infection …

现代结核病控制策略的实施进展及系统评价

成诗明, 刘二勇, 王芳, 马艳, 周林, 王黎霞, 万利亚 - 中国防痨杂志, 2012 - zgflzz.cn
目的描述及评价DOTS 策略的实施情况. 方法由邀请的专家和文献检索人员讨论后确定检索的
文献内容和检索词, 共检索12 个数据库, 4 个卫生机构网站和搜索引擎Google Scholar …

Upfront Xpert MTB/RIF for diagnosis of pediatric TB—Does it work? Experience from India

A Kalra, D Parija, N Raizada, KS Sachdeva, R Rao… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Diagnosis of TB in pediatric population poses several challenges. A novel
initiative was implemented in several major cities of India aimed at providing upfront access …