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The treatment of tuberculosis in childhood
(SAMJ, 2007-10)
Ensuring the involvement of children in the evaluation of new tuberculosis treatment regimens
(Public Library of Science (PLOS), 2008-08)
Global tuberculosis control is threatened by dramatic increases in HIV-related tuberculosis and by the emergence of multidrug-resistant strains. Highly lethal outbreaks of extensively drugresistant tuberculosis among ...
Tuberculosis : opportunities and challenges for the 90-90-90 targets in HIV-infected children
(International AIDS Society, 2015-12-02)
Introduction: In 2014 the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS defined the ambitious 90 90 90 targets for 2020, in
which 90% of people living with HIV must be diagnosed, 90% of those diagnosed should be on sustained ...
Treatment and outcomes in children with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis : a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis.
(Public Library of Science, 2018-07-11)
Background:
An estimated 32,000 children develop multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB; Mycobacterium
tuberculosis resistant to isoniazid and rifampin) each year. Little is known about the
optimal treatment for these ...
Drug-resistant tuberculosis and advances in the treatment of childhood tuberculosis
(BioMed Central, 2016-11-24)
Over the last 10 years, interest in pediatric tuberculosis (TB) has increased dramatically, together with increased
funding and research. We have a better understanding of the burden of childhood TB as well as a better ...
Novel application of NIH case definitions in a paediatric tuberculosis contact investigation study
(International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2015-04)
BACKGROUND:
International (National Institutes of Health [NIH]) case definitions have been proposed for paediatric tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic studies. The relevance of these definitions for contact tracing studies is ...