Tuberculosis caseload in children with severe acute malnutrition related with high hospital based mortality in Lusaka, Zambia

Tuberculosis caseload in children with severe acute malnutrition related with high hospital based mortality in Lusaka, Zambia

Abstract Background Tuberculosis and severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in children pose a major treatment and care challenge in high HIV burden countries in Africa. We investigated the prevalence of Tuberculosis notifications among hospitalised under-five children with severe acute malnutrition. A ret...

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Main Authors: Tendai Munthali, Chishala Chabala, Elson Chama, Raider Mugode, Nathan Kapata, Patrick Musonda, Charles Michelo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
TB
Acute-malnutrition
Mortality
Hospital-based
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-017-2529-5

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