Prevalence, incidence, and outcome of tuberculosis among young hospitalised children with acute illness in Sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of paediatric morbidity and mortality. We sought to identify the prevalence of TB among children admitted to hospital with severe illness and to document incidence of TB, survival, and growth in the six months following discharge from hospital in two TB-endemic countries.

Methods

We screened young children 2-23 months old enrolled in the Childhood Acute Illness and Nutrition Network cohort and admitted to hospitals in Bangladesh and Uganda for participation. Eligible children underwent comprehensive diagnostic evaluation for TB and were followed during hospitalisation and for six months post-discharge. We classified children as having bacteriologically confirmed, clinically diagnosed, or unlikely TB using standardised clinical

SUBMITTER: Chisti MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12746532 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature