Tuberculosis in children from diagnosis to decision to treat

Setting: Confirmation of tuberculosis (TB) in children is difficult, so clinicians use different procedures when deciding to treat. Objective: Identify criteria to initiate and maintain TB treatment in children younger than 5 years-old, without diagnosis confirmation. Design: A web-based survey was...

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Main Authors: S. Ramos, R. Gaio, F. Ferreira, J. Paulo Leal, S. Martins, J. Vasco Santos, I. Carvalho, R. Duarte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-11-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia (English Edition)
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2173511517300970