High incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis in children admitted with severe pneumonia in Uganda

BACKGROUND: A high prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) in children presenting with severe pneumonia has previously been reported in South Africa. However, little is known about TB among children with pneumonia in Uganda and other resource limited countries. Moreover, TB is associated with high morbidity...

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Autores principales: Nantongo, Josephine M, Wobudeya, Eric, Mupere, Ezekiel, Joloba, Moses, Ssengooba, Willy, Kisembo, Harriet N, Lubega, Irene R, Musoke, Philippa M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3584903/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23368791
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-13-16

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3584903/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23368791
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-13-16

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