Risk factors associated with surgical intervention in childhood pleural tuberculosis

Abstract Surgical intervention use is common in the management of childhood pleural tuberculosis (TB), however, its associated risk factors remain unclear. Between January 2006 and December 2019, consecutive children patients (≤ 15 years old) who had a diagnosis of pleural TB were included for the a...

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Main Authors: Ming Zhou, Shi-Feng Ren, Huai-Zheng Gong, Mao-Shui Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82936-4