Gaps in Pediatric Tuberculosis Detection, Diagnosis and Association with Timely Treatment at Kerugoya County Referral Hospital, In Kirinyaga County, Kenya
Njeru Kenneth Njue, Mburu Samuel, David Nderu
International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications · 2025-06
Abstract
Delayed detection and case diagnosis of pediatric tuberculosis (TB) is a significant factor in TB transmission, morbidity, and mortality especially in resource-limited settings, such as the sub-Saharan Africa, including Kenya.
MeSH terms
- Referral
- Medicine
- Tuberculosis
- Family medicine
- Pediatrics
- Environmental health
- Emergency medicine