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Diagnostic practices and estimated burden of tuberculosis among children admitted to 13 government hospitals in Kenya: An analysis of two years’ routine clinical data

BACKGROUND: True burden of tuberculosis (TB) in children is unknown. Hospitalised children are low-hanging fruit for TB case detection as they are within the system. We aimed to explore the process of recognition and investigation for childhood TB using a guideline-linked cascade of care. METHODS: T...

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Autores principales: Oliwa, Jacquie Narotso, Gathara, David, Ogero, Morris, van Hensbroek, Michaël Boele, English, Mike, van’t Hoog, Anja
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6726144/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31483793
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221145