A comparison of tuberculosis diagnostic systems in a retrospective cohort of HIV-infected children in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Objectives: The diagnosis of pediatric tuberculosis (TB) presents many challenges, and is further complicated in HIV-infected patients. While many diagnostic systems have been proposed, there is no pediatric TB diagnosis gold standard. The outcomes of four TB diagnostic systems in HIV-infected child...

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Main Authors: Solange Gonçalves David, Kathryn L. Lovero, Maria de Fátima B. Pombo March, Thalita G. Abreu, Antonio Ruffino Netto, Afranio L. Kritski, Clemax C. Sant’Anna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971217300413