Trend of childhood TB case notification in Lagos, Nigeria, 2011-2014
Background: Childhood tuberculosis (TB) has been neglected by national TB programs in sub-Saharan Africa because of the emphasis on adult smear-positive TB cases. About 80,000 HIV children die from TB, and over 550,000 childhood TB cases occur annually, representing 6% of the global TB burden, makin...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2015-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Mycobacteriology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2015;volume=4;issue=3;spage=239;epage=244;aulast=Daniel |