Assessing capacity for diagnosing tuberculosis in children in sub-Saharan African HIV care settings

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 924-927

  Reid, Michael J A ^a,b   Saito, S ^b   Fayorsey, R ^b   Carter, R J ^b   Abrams, E J ^b  

^a BOTSWANA UPENN PARTNERSHIP   (Botswana)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; HIV; Pediatric; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GASTRIC SUCTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM; NASOPHARYNGEAL ASPIRATION; PEDIATRICS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SMEAR; SMEAR MICROSCOPY; SPUTUM CULTURE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PEDIATRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84862223756     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.11.0816     Document Type: Article

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