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Mi Zhou, Xuren Chen, Jie Huang, Runlin Su, Hongmei Lei, et al.
**BACKGROUND:** Pediatric tuberculosis (TB) management remains an underemphasized area plagued by diagnostic and treatment challenges that are compounded further due to rising levels of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB). Even though TB incidence is high in China, limited data e…
Khurana P, Saigal K, Ghosh A
…lar tests like GenoType MTBDRplus has revolutionized MDR-TB diagnosis by rapid detection of resistance, leading to early and appropriate management of DR-TB. Information about common mutations imparting resistance to RIF and INH, helps in understanding the disease epidemiology in…
Sharma S, Sarin R, Sahu G, Shukla G
Background Pediatric tuberculosis (TB) constitutes 8% of the total caseload of TB. Children are particularly vulnerable to dissemination of disease and mortality. Aim To determine mortality rate, elucidate type of TB, causes and predictors of mortality, if any, in admitted pediat…
Harichander S, Bangalee V, Oosthuizen F
…ulnerable demographic in the context of drug-resistant (DR) tuberculosis (TB) due to their increased likelihood of close contact with adults diagnosed with the disease. Approximately 25 000-30 000 children develop DR-TB annually. While treatment success rates for DR-TB in childre…