Tahmeed Ahmed, Farzana Sobhan, A.m. Shamsir Ahmed, Sayera Banu, Asif Mujtaba Mahmood, Khurshid Alam Hyder, Mohammed Jobayer Chisti, Kawsari Abdullah, Mustafa Mahfuz, Mohammad Abdus Salam.
Childhood Tuberculosis: a Review of Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Management.
Infect Dis J Jan ;17(2):52-60.

Tuberculosis is among the top ten causes of global mortality. This is compounded by the dual TB–HIV epidemic. Diagnosis of TB is difficult in children, particularly in developing countries. Children have non-specific clinical signs, variable chest X-ray features, infection is paucibacillary in nature with low rates of bacteriological confirmation. Diagnosis of TB in children, therefore, has relied mainly on clinical case definitions, tuberculin skin-testing and chest radiography. Child DOTS needs to be implemented in earnest by national TB control programs. In every aspect of childhood TB, from epidemiology to risk factors to laboratory and community based diagnosis, TB/HIV coinfection, drug resistance in children, and preventive therapy, there is need for additional research. This is a review article.

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