PAEDIATRIC TUBERCULOSIS: A DECADE-LONG EXPERIENCE IN A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE

Autor:	B H Giridhar, Prijo Philip, K Madhava Kamath
Rok vydání:	2018
Předmět:	0301 basic medicine Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Tuberculosis business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Extrapulmonary tuberculosis 030106 microbiology medicine.disease Tertiary care World health 03 medical and health sciences medicine Retrospective analysis Pulmonary tb business
Zdroj:	Indian Journal of Child Health. :116-119
ISSN:	2349-6126 2349-6118
DOI:	10.32677/ijch.2018.v05.i02.011
Popis:	Background: The World Health Organization estimates in 2013 revealed that up to 80,000 children die from tuberculosis (TB) each year and children account for over half a million new cases annually. The incidence of extrapulmonary TB (EPTB) is also on the rise. Aims: To study and note the total pediatric TB cases reported over a decade. Analysis of EPTB at the center was also attempted. Methods: Retrospective analysis of TB cases diagnosed during the past decade was attempted, through information registered in the hospital TB registry. Cases aged
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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