A prospective validation of a Clinical Algorithm to detect Tuberculosis in child contacts
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Date
2018
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Publisher
American Thoracic Society
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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Keywords
Clinical Algorithm, Tuberculosis, Child contacts
Citation
Martinez, L., Handel, A., Shen, Y., Chakraburty, S., Quinn, F. D., Stein, C. M., ... & Whalen, C. C. (2018). A prospective validation of a clinical algorithm to detect tuberculosis in child contacts. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 197(9), 1214-1216.