UMOYA: a prospective longitudinal cohort study to evaluate novel diagnostic tools and to assess long-term impact on lung health in South African children with presumptive pulmonary TB—a study protocol

UMOYA: a prospective longitudinal cohort study to evaluate novel diagnostic tools and to assess long-term impact on lung health in South African children with presumptive pulmonary TB—a study protocol

Abstract Background Despite a high paediatric tuberculosis (TB) burden globally, sensitive and specific diagnostic tools are lacking. In addition, no data exist on the impact of pulmonary TB on long-term child lung health in low- and middle-income countries. The prospective observational UMOYA study...

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Main Authors: Isabelle Dewandel, Margaret van Niekerk, Elisabetta Ghimenton-Walters, Megan Palmer, Michaile G. Anthony, Carla McKenzie, Rolanda Croucamp, Galit Alter, Anne-Marie Demers, Gert van Zyl, Mathilda Claassen, Pierre Goussard, Ruan Swanepoel, Graeme Hoddinott, Corne Bosch, Rory Dunbar, Brian Allwood, Eric D. McCollum, H. Simon Schaaf, Anneke C. Hesseling, Marieke M. van der Zalm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-03-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Paediatric pulmonary tuberculosis
Biomarkers
Biorepository
Lung function
Post-TB health
Lung health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-023-02329-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-023-02329-3

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