Comparing tuberculosis in children aged under 5 versus 5 to 14 years old in a rural hospital in southern Ethiopia: an 18-year retrospective cross-sectional study.


Por: Ramos JM, Pérez-Butragueño M, Tesfamariam A, Reyes F, Tiziano G, Endirays J, Balcha S, Elala T, Biru D, Comeche B and Górgolas M

Publicada: 2 jul 2019 Ahead of Print: 2 jul 2019
Resumen:
There are few data available about childhood tuberculosis (TB) in rural hospitals in low-income countries. We assessed differences in epidemiological characteristics and treatment outcomes in children with TB aged 0-4 versus 5-14 years in rural Ethiopia.

Filiaciones:
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 Department of Medicine and Pediatrics, Gambo Rural General Hospital, Shashamane, Ethiopia.

 Department of Internal Medicine, Alicante General University Hospital, ISABIAL, Calle Pintor Baeza, 12, 03010, Alicante, Spain.

 Miguel Hernández University of Elche, Alicante, Spain.

Pérez-Butragueño M:
 Department of Medicine and Pediatrics, Gambo Rural General Hospital, Shashamane, Ethiopia

 Department of Pediatrics, Infanta Leonor University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

Tesfamariam A:
 Department of Medicine and Pediatrics, Gambo Rural General Hospital, Shashamane, Ethiopia

Reyes F:
 Department of Medicine and Pediatrics, Gambo Rural General Hospital, Shashamane, Ethiopia

Tiziano G:
 Department of Medicine and Pediatrics, Gambo Rural General Hospital, Shashamane, Ethiopia

Endirays J:
 Department of Medicine and Pediatrics, Gambo Rural General Hospital, Shashamane, Ethiopia

Balcha S:
 Department of Medicine and Pediatrics, Gambo Rural General Hospital, Shashamane, Ethiopia

Elala T:
 Department of Medicine and Pediatrics, Gambo Rural General Hospital, Shashamane, Ethiopia

Biru D:
 Department of Medicine and Pediatrics, Gambo Rural General Hospital, Shashamane, Ethiopia

Comeche B:
 Department of Medicine and Pediatrics, Gambo Rural General Hospital, Shashamane, Ethiopia

 National Referral Unit for Tropical Disease, Infectious Diseases Department, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, IRICYS, Madrid, Spain

Górgolas M:
 Department of Medicine and Pediatrics, Gambo Rural General Hospital, Shashamane, Ethiopia

 Division of Infectious Diseases, Jiménez Diaz University Hospital Foundation, and Autonomic University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
ISSN: 14712458





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Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 19 Número: 1
Páginas: 856-856
WOS Id: 000475540600002
ID de PubMed: 31266471
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