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Palmer M, Gunasekera KS, van der Zalm MM, Morrison J, Simon Schaaf H, et al.
…duction The chest radiograph (CR) remains a key tool in the diagnosis of pediatric tuberculosis (TB). In children with presumptive intrathoracic TB, we aimed to identify CR features that had high specificity for, and were strongly associated with, bacteriologically confirmed TB. …
Bayhan GI, Sayir F, Tanir G, Tuncer O
Background Pleural tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis is sometimes controversial because the microbiologic confirmation ratio is very low in pleural fluid. There are few pediatric pleural TB case series in the literature. Methods We retrospectively evaluated our TB cases below 18 years …
…ground The WHO currently estimates that at least a third of pediatric and adolescent tuberculosis cases go untreated or incompletely treated each year. Many cases are detected but lost to follow-up due to underreporting to national or private surveillance systems. Methods We cond…
Jyoti Sharma, Sanjeev Chaudhary, Sandesh Guleria, Vipan Garg, Anju Bala
…AAT) positivity in presumptive pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) in pediatric patients.Materials and methods: It was a descriptive observational study done in pediatric presumptive pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and EPTB patients in a tertiary care institute of north…
Muljadi R, Koesbandono, Octavius GS
Introduction Despite medical advancement, pediatric pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) still has high morbidity and mortality, due to challenging detection in clinical practice. Ultrasound has been touted as the next best diagnostic tool but currently, this claim is unfounded. Therefor…
Taye K, Tolesa N, Tadewos A, Ketema W
…ckground Because of the pauci bacillary nature of childhood tuberculosis and the difficulties in obtaining proper sputum samples from young children, diagnosing childhood tuberculosis (TB) is difficult. Childhood TB needs early identification and care since it advances swiftly to…
James V, Samuel J, Ong GY
Background Tuberculosis of the abdomen is one of the most common extrapulmonary manifestations of tuberculosis. Even in areas where tuberculosis is endemic, intra-abdominal tuberculous can pose a diagnostic and management challenge because of the lack of presence of overt clinica…
Zainab Farooq, Hamza Sajid, Noor Un Nisa Irshad, Sakan Binte Imran
To the Editor, Pediatric TB is a significant global public health issue, with accurate diagnosis being a primary barrier to finding and treating afflicted children. According to WHO Global Tuberculosis Report 2024, an estimated 10.8 million people were diagnosed with TB worldwide…
Çakır E, Özdemir A, Daşkaya H, Umutoğlu T, Yüksel M
…e, gastric aspirate and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in the diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis. Turk J Pediatr 2018; 60: 10-13. Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality especially in developing countries. A definitive microbiologic confirmatio…
Shu‐Han Yu
As a new immunoassay, T-SPOT.TB has been widely used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis in children.A large number of clinical trials show that it has better sensitivity and specificity simultaneously, compared with other diagnostic methods for tuberculosis in children.This article…
Mase A, Ryan S, Mader G, Alvarez A, Armitige L, et al.
…or Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funds five Regional Tuberculosis Training and Medical Consultation Centers (RTMCCs) that provide training and consultation for tuberculosis (TB) control and management. RTMCC utilization for assistance with diagnosis and management of TB in…
M.D. Zvereva, Sunita Kanash, S.I. Petrova, В. А. Евсеев, Elena Malyarova, et al.
Diagnosis of tuberculosis in children is challenging because of variable clinical symptoms and no specific signs. We report a case of tuberculous osteomyelitis of the ribs, which demonstrates difficulties associated with the diagnosis of generalized tuberculosis in an 8-year-old …
Suba Guruprasad, Mukesh Sanklecha, Rama Yelikar
To study the usefulness of Xpert TB/Rif in diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis in India. Prospective study was including children from 1 month to 18 years of age with clinical suspicion of tuberculosis. All cases were classified as pulmonary and extra pulmonary tuberculosis based…
A Mosses, D Philbert, F Ngadaya, D Solomon, F Msafiri, et al.
Abstract Rationale Tuberculosis (TB) is a significant public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa, affecting individuals of all ages, including children. Tanzania, one of the countries with a high TB burden, faces persistent challenges in the timely diagnosis and treatment of ped…
Yiheyis Genetu, Bethelhem Belay, Workeabeba Abebe
Background: Approximately 81% of all childhood tuberculosis cases occur among 22 high-burden countries and Ethiopia ranks eighth among these high burden countries. The GeneXpert Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA and resistance to rifampicin (MTB/RIF) test can detect pediatric tuberc…
Ma HW, Lee HS, Ahn JY
The incidence of tuberculosis remains high in South Korea; the management of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) has become the prime target for reducing the infection rate. The management of pediatric LTBI is especially crucial because children can serve as a long-term source o…
Dhaked S, Sharma N, Chopra KK, Khanna A, Kumar R
…ovides the extent of patient and health system delays among pediatric tuberculosis (TB) patients. Objectives The study attempted to understand the treatment seeking pathways of pediatric TB patients under revised national tuberculosis control program (RNTCP). Study design and set…
AW Mesman, María José Morán Soto, Julia Coit, Róger Calderón, Juan Aliaga, et al.
Abstract Background Rapid and accurate diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis (TB) is challenging because children are often unable to produce the sputum sample required for conventional tests. Stool is an alternative sample type that is easy to collect from children, and studies in…
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric tuberculosis (TB), which can pose a public health burden if not properly treated. This study aims to find out the risk factors for pediatric TB. The design of this study was cross-sectional, using TB surv…
Basile FW, Nabeta P, Ruhwald M, Song R
The current diagnostic abilities for the detection of pediatric tuberculosis are suboptimal. Multiple factors contribute to the under-diagnosis of intrathoracic tuberculosis in children, namely the absence of pathognomonic features of the disease, low bacillary loads in respirato…
Gunawan H, Lamsu G, Achdiat PA, Suwarsa O, Hindritiani R
Multifocal tuberculosis (TB) is rare. The risk of occurrence of multifocal TB is increasing in immunocompromised patients. Cutaneous entanglement in multifocal TB occurs more infrequently, and its association with multifocal TB is scarcely reported. The aim of this case report wa…
Moretó-Planas L, Mahajan R, Fidelle Nyikayo L, Ajack YBP, Tut Chol B, et al.
Background More than half of childhood tuberculosis cases remain undiagnosed yearly. The World Health Organization recommends the Xpert-Ultra assay as a first pediatric diagnosis test, but microbiological confirmation remains low. We aimed to determine the diagnostic performance …
Muhammad Abbud Widitaputra, Retno Asih Setyoningrum, Agus Harianto
Tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is transmitted through the release of bacteria into the air via respiratory activities, such as breathing and coughing. Untreated latent tuberculosis can act as a reservoir for future infections. Remote regions like Masalembu en…
Andreia Leite, Pollyanna Mafra Soares, Jêniffer Costa Dos Santos, Carla Nunes
Abstract Background Delays in diagnosing tuberculosis lead to longer infectious periods, posing a challenge in tuberculosis control. This is particularly relevant in high incidence areas (critical). Thus, the objectives of this work were to characterize tuberculosis diagnosis del…
Joelma Clotilde Costa Da Silva, Emília Marcelina Dos Santos, Dionisio Mendes, Raquel Duarte
<b>Introduction:</b> Delay in tuberculosis diagnosis implies a delay in its treatment and perpetuation of the transmission chain. This delay may be due to the patient, but it may also be due to the health system. <b>Objectives:</b> This study aimed to identify factors associated …