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    A prospective validation of a Clinical Algorithm to detect Tuberculosis in child contacts

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    2018
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    Zalwango, Sarah
    Malone, LaShaunda
    Stein, Catherine
    Quinn, Frederick
    Chakraburty, Srijita
    Shen, Ye
    Handel, Andreas
    Martinez, Leonardo
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    Abstract
    Over 60% of pediatric tuberculosis cases are undetected by healthcare services in low-income settings (1). Untreated children with tuberculosis have fatality rates of .20%, reaching above 40% in children ,5 years old (2). Specific, effective, and validated interventions to increase case detection in children are urgently needed.
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    DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201706-1210LE
    https://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/206
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