Progress and problems in diagnosis of tuberculosis in children

Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious threat to children′s health.The world health organization (WHO) reported that there were almost 1 million patients and 230 000 deaths among children globally in 2017.In order to control the prevalence of childhood TB, WHO put forward a blueprint of towards zero death for childhood TB . However, due to the difficulty in obtaining specimens, the lack of typical symptoms and the insufficient of existing diagnostic methods for children, it is hard to achieve the goal of zero death.The summary of the diagnosis status will promote to solve the current problems in children. Key words: Child; Tuberculosis; Diagnostic methods; Problems; Prospects