Shorter treatment for minimal tuberculosis (TB) in children (SHINE): a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Shorter treatment for minimal tuberculosis (TB) in children (SHINE): a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) in children is frequently paucibacillary and non-severe forms of pulmonary TB are common. Evidence for tuberculosis treatment in children is largely extrapolated from adult studies. Trials in adults with smear-negative tuberculosis suggest that treatment can be...

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Main Authors: Chishala Chabala, Anna Turkova, Margaret J. Thomason, Eric Wobudeya, Syed Hissar, Vidya Mave, Marieke van der Zalm, Megan Palmer, Monica Kapasa, Perumal K. Bhavani, Sarath Balaji, Priyanka A. Raichur, Anne-Marie Demers, Graeme Hoddinott, Ellen Owen-Powell, Aarti Kinikar, Philippa Musoke, Veronica Mulenga, Rob Aarnoutse, Helen McIlleron, Anneke Hesseling, Angela M. Crook, Mark Cotton, Diana M. Gibb, on behalf of the SHINE trial team
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Efficacy
HIV
Shorter course
Child
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-018-2608-5

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