Journal article
Counting children with tuberculosis: why numbers matter
JA Seddon, HE Jenkins, L Liu, T Cohen, RE Black, T Vos, MC Becerra, SM Graham, C Sismanidis, PJ Dodd
International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease the Official Journal of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease | Published : 2015
Abstract
In the last 5 years, childhood tuberculosis (TB) has received increasing attention from international organisations, national TB programmes and academics. For the first time, a number of different groups are developing techniques to estimate the burden of childhood TB. We review the challenges in diagnosing TB in children and the reasons why cases in children can go unreported. We discuss the importance of an accurate understanding of burden for identifying problems in programme delivery, targeting interventions, monitoring trends, setting targets, allocating resources appropriately and providing strong advocacy. We briefly review the estimates produced by new analytical methods, and outline..
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Funding Acknowledgements
HEJ was funded by US National Institutes of Health (NIH) (Bethesda, MD, USA) K01AI102944. The content of the article is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the views of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease or the Office of the Director, NIH. The funder had no role in the decision to publish this manuscript.