Tuberculosis as a cause or comorbidity of childhood pneumonia in tuberculosis-endemic areas: A systematic review

The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 235-243

  Oliwa, Jacquie N ^a   Karumbi, Jamlick M ^a   Marais, Ben J ^b   Madhi, Shabir A ^c   Graham, Stephen M ^d,e  

^a KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^e INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE; PLACEBO; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; BCG VACCINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AUTOPSY; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLINICAL STUDY; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNIZATION; MALNUTRITION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MIXED INFECTION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYOGENIC PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TUBERCULOSIS; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; COMPLICATION; COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COINFECTION; COST OF ILLNESS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; GLOBAL HEALTH; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULOSIS VACCINES; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 84924445378     PISSN: 22132600     EISSN: 22132619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2213-2600(15)00028-4     Document Type: Review

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