Browsing School of Medicine (Sch. of Med.) Collections by Subject "Paediatric tuberculosis"
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Determinants and barriers of time to initiation of anti-tuberculosis treatment among children under 15 years at a Primary Health Care Center in Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)Background: Globally, it is estimated that 1,200,000 children under 15 years developed tuberculosis disease and this accounted for 12% of the global disease burden in 2019. The WHO reports that the diagnosis of TB in ... -
Diagnostic accuracy of the genexpert system among children with pulmonary tuberculosis at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2012)Background: The GeneXpert system is a rapid mycobacteria tuberculosis diagnostic tool which has shown higher sensitivity and was validated for use in children based on successful data among the adult population. This ...