Addressing the Data Gaps on Child and Adolescent Tuberculosis

The burden of tuberculosis (TB) among children and young adolescents (<15 years old) is estimated at 1.1 million; however, only 400,000 are treated for TB, indicating a large gap between the number who are cared for and the number estimated to have TB. Accurate data on the burden of pediatric TB...

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Main Authors: Sabine Verkuijl, Moorine Penninah Sekadde, Peter J. Dodd, Moses Arinaitwe, Silvia S. Chiang, Annemieke Brands, Kerri Viney, Charalambos Sismanidis, Helen E. Jenkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Pathogens
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/11/3/352