Tuberculosis among children and adolescents in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Focus on extrapulmonary disease
Objective: To compare the socio-demographic, clinical, and diagnostic characteristics and treatment outcomes between extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) and pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in children and adolescents in Rio de Janeiro, a high TB-burdened Brazilian city. Methods: This retrospective study...
Main Authors: | Márcia Cortez Bellotti de Oliveira, Clemax Couto Sant’Anna, Ronir Luiz Raggio, Afrânio Lineu Kritski |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-04-01
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Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221001090 |
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