A refined symptom-based approach to diagnose pulmonary tuberculosis in children

Tuberculosis control programs place an almost exclusive emphasis on adults with sputum smear-positive tuberculosis, because they are most infectious. However, children contribute a significant proportion of the global tuberculosis caseload and experience considerable tuberculosis-related morbidity a...

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Published in:	Pediatrics (Evanston) Vol. 118; no. 5; p. e1350
Main Authors:	Marais, Ben J, Gie, Robert P, Hesseling, Anneke C, Schaaf, H Simon, Lombard, Carl, Enarson, Donald A, Beyers, Nulda
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.11.2006
Subjects:	Adolescent Child Child, Preschool Female Humans Infant Male Prospective Studies Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - diagnosis
ISSN:	1098-4275, 1098-4275
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