Open AccessThe Role of Clinical Symptoms in the Diagnosis of Intrathoracic Tuberculosis in Young Children
Author(s) -
Humphrey Mulenga,
Michèle Tameris,
Angelique Kany Kany Luabeya,
Hennie Geldenhuys,
Thomas J. Scriba,
Gregory Hussey,
Hassan Mahomed,
Bernard Landry,
Willem A. Hanekom,
Helen McShane,
Mark Hatherill
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/inf.0000000000000847
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , confidence interval , tuberculosis , mycobacterium tuberculosis , pediatrics , pathology
Childhood tuberculosis (TB) is usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) culture negative. Furthermore, clinical presentation may be altered by active case finding, isoniazid prophylaxis and early treatment. We aimed to establish the value of presenting symptoms for intrathoracic TB case diagnosis among young children.