2002
DOI: 10.2223/jped.899
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Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis in children - an updated review of an old problem

Abstract: Objetivo: a tuberculose continua sendo uma das doenças crônicas mais importantes da história da humanidade, sobretudo nas áreas mais carentes do mundo. Os países em desenvolvimento ainda enfrentam grandes problemas com esta endemia, a despeito dos programas de controle que se desenvolvem nessas regiões. O presente trabalho de revisão visa a atualizar os temas diagnóstico e o tratamento da tuberculose em três países do Cone Sul, aqui estudados: Brasil, Chile e Argentina. Fonte de dados: referências incluídas no… Show more

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“… 3 While children account for just 7% of the total deaths in HIV-uninfected cases, in HIV-infected TB cases, 14% of all deaths are in children. 1 In Brazil, an estimated 15% of TB cases occur in children aged 15 years and under, 4 and 6–7% of these cases are also infected with HIV. 5…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“… 3 While children account for just 7% of the total deaths in HIV-uninfected cases, in HIV-infected TB cases, 14% of all deaths are in children. 1 In Brazil, an estimated 15% of TB cases occur in children aged 15 years and under, 4 and 6–7% of these cases are also infected with HIV. 5…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The prevalence of congenital heart disease (CHD) per 1000 population varies from three for clinically severe conditions [1], six when including moderately severe conditions and 9-15 [2,3] when including small septal defects and milder valvar stenoses. The burden of CHD in India is likely to be enormous due to a very high birth rate.…”
Section: Risk Factors Of Congenital Heart Disease In South Keralamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis in children frequently is based on clinical symptoms and radiographic findings [1][2][3][4][5]. The most commonly used method for diagnosis is gastric lavage (GL) in which the sensitivity ranges from 20% to 40% [6][7][8][9].…”
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