The age-specific burden and household and school-based predictors of child and adolescent tuberculosis infection in rural Uganda.

The age-specific burden and household and school-based predictors of child and adolescent tuberculosis infection in rural Uganda.

<h4>Background</h4>The age-specific epidemiology of child and adolescent tuberculosis (TB) is poorly understood, especially in rural areas of East Africa. We sought to characterize the age-specific prevalence and predictors of TB infection among children and adolescents living in rural U...

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Main Authors: Carina Marquez, Mucunguzi Atukunda, Laura B Balzer, Gabriel Chamie, Joel Kironde, Emmanuel Ssemmondo, Theodore D Ruel, Florence Mwangwa, Khai Hoan Tram, Tamara D Clark, Dalsone Kwarisiima, Maya Petersen, Moses R Kamya, Edwin D Charlebois, Diane V Havlir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228102

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