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Saïd O. Ali, Hanitriniaina S. C. Samena, Kanto A. Razafindraibe, Annick Robinson
Background: Diagnosing tuberculosis in children remains a challenge especially in low-income countries. The aim of this study was to assess the performance of the scoring system combined to chest x-ray images compared to GeneXpert for diagnosis of pediatric tuberculosis.Methods: …
Km Roma, Suvesh Shrestha, Nirajan Bhandari, Gaurav Jung Shah, Shivam Khetan
Introduction: Pediatric tuberculosis is an infectious disease and is a leading cause of death in Nepal. The incidence of pediatric TB is a key tool of ongoing transmission of tuberculosis within the community and vital indicator of disease control. Its diagnosis is very much chal…
Meenu Singh, Ragini Bhatia, Madhuri Devaraju, MalkeetSingh Ghuman, Malaisamy Muniyandi, et al.
Background: According to a study on global burden of tuberculosis (TB), India witnessed 60,000 pediatric deaths in the year 2015. In India, most of the children do not get diagnosed with tuberculosis for various reasons. Aims and Objectives: This study will evaluate the cost-effe…
Ira Shah, Zahabiya Nalwalla
Pediatric tuberculosis is a proxy indicator for the tuberculosis (TB) burden in the community. Although there has been a decline in the incidence, it is inadequate to meet the global goals for complete eradication of the disease. Childhood TB remains a challenge for clinicians an…
Bineeta Kashyap, Neha Gupta, Pooja Dewan, NP Singh, Ashwani Khanna
Background: Microbiological confirmation of tuberculosis disease in children remains difficult due to paucibacillary disease and inability to obtain optimal samples. Recently introduced Cartridge based nucleic acid amplification test (CBNAAT) has improved microbiological diagnosi…
S Firoz, Sonia Bhatt
…tudy was to evaluate the efficacy of PCR targeting IS1081in diagnosis of pediatric tuberculosis and compare the results with MGIT culture.Methods: This prospective study was conducted in the department of pediatrics, S.N. medical college, Agra. 100 subjects (28 pulmonary 72 extra…
Tuberculosis (TB) is an airborne disease that can be spread from person to person.Children that are below 15 years old (also known as Pediatric Tuberculosis) have high probability to develop life threatening disease and the most substantial number of TB cases are observed in chil…
Juan J. Gómez-Valverde, Ramon Sanchez, José Luis Ribó, H. Simon Schaaf, Lara García Delgado, et al.
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major cause of morbidity and death worldwide, with a significant impact on children, especially those under the age of 5 years. The complex diagnosis of pediatric TB, compounded by limited access to more accurate diagnos…
Njeru Kenneth Njue, Mburu Samuel, David Nderu
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.
Sobia Rasheed, Salma aziz, Irfan Mehmud, Tanzeela Rani, Nur Ul Ain Umair, et al.
INTRODUCTION: Tuberculosis (TB) is a granulomatous infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Pakistan ranks 4th globally. Diagnosis is challenging due to children's inability to expectorate sputum and similar symptoms to other respiratory diseases. Rapid detection is crucia…
Sevliya Öcal Demi̇r, Sabriye Gülçin Bozbeyoğlu, Kardelen Çeliker
Objective: Early diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) is important in reducing morbidity and mortality. In this study, we aimed to determine the signs and symptoms that provide the differential diagnosis of TB in pediatric patients. Patients and Methods: The study included children dia…
Pooja Shah, Sae Pol, E Prabhakaran, Bhakti Karmalkar, Vaishali Gaikwad, et al.
Abstract Background : Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant public health challenge in developing countries, including India, where children under 15 years account for 12% of all TB cases. The National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) recommends the use of GeneXpert/Ca…
Urvashi B. Singh, Manjula Singh, Kiran Bala, Abhinav Srivas, Neeraj Mahajan, et al.
…e, and sensitive diagnostic assays are essential for global tuberculosis (TB) control, especially in high TB burden, resource-limited settings. The current study was designed to evaluate diagnostic accuracy of Truenat MTB-Rif Dx (MolBio) in children less than 18 years of age, wit…
Rina Triasih, Amalia Setyati, Dwikisworo Setyowireni, Titik Nuryastuti, Rachma Dewi Isnaini Putri, et al.
…#x0D; Objective To evaluate the use of Xpert MTB/RIF for TB diagnosis in children.
 Methods We conducted a prospective study in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, involving 19 primary health centers (PHCs) and one provincial hospital. Children aged 0-14 years with suspected TB who visit…
Emel Aytaç Kaplan, Deniz Akan, Nazan Dalgıç, Emel Ekşi, Özge Yapıcı, et al.
Giri: Bu almann amac, ocukluk a akcier tberklozu tansnda spesifik bilgisayarl tomografi (BT) bulgularn tanmlamaktr
Berlian Beatrix Rarome, Nurul Aisah, Retno Asih Setyoningrum, Ni Made Mertaniasih
The diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis remains a challenge worldwide. The GeneXpert MTB/RIF test, a rapid Mycobacteria tuberculosis diagnostic tool, was recommended for use in children. No pediatric studies of GeneXpert MTB/RIF assessing pulmonary tuberculosis within a hospital …
Rika Oktania Sari, Bayu Prabowo
Introduction: Pediatric tuberculosis can cause a variety of problems, including growth failure, disability, and death. In 2021, WHO recorded 10.6 million individuals had tuberculosis globally, with pediatric tuberculosis accounting for 11% of these cases. Indonesia is the second …
Nina T. Castillo-Carandang, Lauren M. Leining, Anna M. Mandalakas, Kristy O. Murray, Jinhua Liao, et al.
…r documents the experiences of rural physicians in managing pediatric tuberculosis (TB) cases before and after disasters in Bohol, Philippines. The participants are from the public and private healthcare systems in municipalities heavily affected and less affected by a 7.2-magnit…
E. S. Ovsyankinа, Л. В. Панова, И. Н. Захарова
Interdisciplinary interaction between phthisiatricians and pediatricians on the issues of detection and diagnosis of tuberculosis provides basis for the reduction of duration of the diagnostic process and the early identification of disease progression. The purpose of this review…
Sumona Datta, Carlton A. Evans
Tuberculosis is estimated to affect 10 million people each year, but this statistic is remarkably uncertain: 30% are countries' estimates of undiagnosed, untreated, or unreported cases. Furthermore, about half of tuberculosis diagnoses globally are uncertain because they rely ent…
Marc d’Elbée, Nyashadzaishe Mafirakureva, Chishala Chabala, Minh Huyen Ton Nu Nguyet, Martin Harker, et al.
…ute malnutrition (SAM) are an important risk group for underdiagnosis and death from tuberculosis. In 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended use of treatment decision algorithms (TDAs) for tuberculosis diagnosis in children. There is currently no cost-effectiveness…
Christiane Mello Schmidt, Claudete Aparecida Araújo Cardoso, Rafaela Baroni Aurílio, Maria de Fátima Bazhuni Pombo Sant’ Anna, Clemax Couto Sant’Anna
As children develop paucibacillary forms of tuberculosis (TB), bacteriological tests usually are negative. This chapter describes aspects of the laboratory tests available for clinical practicePractice. It also discusses perspectives, such as biomarkers, which can be utilized in …
Constantin Iavorschi, Stela Kulcitkaia, Igor Ivanes, Nadejda Pisarenco
Pediatric tuberculosis (TB) presents unique diagnostic challenges due to various factors, including the low sensitivity of sputum examination, difficulties in obtaining samples, and the presence of paucibacillary forms of the disease. This retrospective-descriptive study aimed to…
Maria Eugênia Julio, Alexandra Monteiro, Mônica de Cássia Firmida, Diego Rodrigues Tavares, Ana Josiele Ferreira Coutinho
Pulmonary tuberculosis in childhood is difficult diagnosis taking into account the difficulty of microbiological confirmation, being diagnosis based on the presence of clinical signs, radiological alterations, history of contact with a bacilliferous adult, and interpretation of t…
Aybüke Akaslan Kara, Kamile Ötiken Arıkan, Elif Böncüoğlu, Elif Kıymet, Şahika Şahinkaya, et al.
…we aimed to evaluate the approaches and knowledge levels of pediatric infectious diseases research workers and pediatricians in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis under the guidelines updated by the Ministry of Health in 2019. Method: This survey is a descriptive study a…