Epidemiological Trends in the Form of Childhood Tuberculosis in a Referral Tuberculosis Hospital in Shandong, China

Background. In China, the prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) diseases and epidemiological trends in the TB forms among children are still unclear; a retrospective study was conducted aiming to assess it. Methods. Between January 2007 and September 2020, 1577 consecutive childhood TB patients (aged ≤ 15...

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Main Authors: Mao-Shui Wang, Jun-Li Wang, Xin-Jie Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/6142567