Treatment outcomes of childhood tuberculosis in Addis Ababa: a five-year retrospective analysis

Treatment outcomes of childhood tuberculosis in Addis Ababa: a five-year retrospective analysis

Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) kills one child every 5 min. Childhood TB is given low priority in most national health programmes particularly in TB-endemic areas. TB among children is an indicator of a recent transmission of the disease in the community. Treatment outcome results serve as a...

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Main Authors: Genene Tilahun, Solomon Gebre-Selassie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-07-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Children
Tuberculosis
Treatment outcome
HIV
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3193-8

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