ReviewInfection and drug resistance2014
Epidemiology and disease burden of tuberculosis in children: a global perspective.
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- Prevalence and associated factors for alcohol use disorder among tuberculosis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis study.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2021Pooled it
- Incidence and prevalence of bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis among adolescents and young adults: a systematic review.Epidemiology and infection · 2018Pooled it
- Smear positivity in paediatric and adult tuberculosis: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2016Pooled it
- Exposure to second-hand smoke and the risk of tuberculosis in children and adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 18 observational studies.PLoS medicine · 2015Pooled it
- Cost-effectiveness of integrating paediatric tuberculosis services into child healthcare services in Africa: a modelling analysis of a cluster-randomised trial.BMJ global health · 2024Trial
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- Timing of maternal isoniazid preventive therapy on tuberculosis infection among infants exposed to HIV in low-income and middle-income settings: a secondary analysis of the TB APPRISE trial.The Lancet. Child & adolescent health · 2023Trial
- Knowledge, Perceptions, and Practices Regarding Pediatric Tuberculosis: Cross-Sectional Study Among Guardians and Health Care Providers in Kabondo Dianda Health Zone, Democratic Republic of the Congo.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2026Article
- Is Short Therapy an Appropriate Regimen for Children and Young Adolescents with Drug-Susceptible Tuberculosis?Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Global, Regional, and National Burden of Tuberculosis Among Children: A Population-Based Study.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2026Article
- Novel and optimized diagnostics for pediatric TB in endemic countries: NOD-pedFEND study protocol.BMC pediatrics · 2025Observational
- Spatial distribution of paediatric tuberculosis and factors associated with adverse treatment outcomes in Ashanti Region, Ghana: a retrospective analysis.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Test agreement between GeneXpert and urine lipoarabinomannan test for tuberculosis diagnosis among children in Ethiopia.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Wealth-based inequalities in tuberculosis prevalence among households having children and young adults in India: insights from Indian demographic and health surveys (2015-2021).BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Study on the 1990-2021 trend of global childhood respiratory infection and tuberculosis disease burden and related risk factors.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Risk Factors of Childhood Tuberculosis in the Centre Region of Cameroon: An Unmatched Case-Control Study.Interdisciplinary perspectives on infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Associated Factors of Children Tuberculosis in Southeast Asia Countries: A Systematic Review.The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS · 2024Review
- 'We did not even know it was tuberculosis': a qualitative evaluation of integrating tuberculosis services into paediatric entry points in the CaP-TB programme in Cameroon and Kenya.BMJ public health · 2024Article
- Epidemiology of tuberculosis in Saudi Arabia following the implementation of end tuberculosis strategy: Analysis of the surveillance data 2015-2019.Saudi medical journal · 2024Article
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Abstract
Our understanding of the tuberculosis (TB) epidemic in children is incomplete due to challenges in diagnosis and reporting. Children have also been largely excluded from research and advocacy. However, the tide appears to be turning and interest in pediatric TB is increasing. In this article, we explore the epidemiology of childhood TB by first reviewing the natural history of TB in children and the factors that impact on each of the stages from exposure to disease. We then discuss how these factors affect what we see at a country and regional level. Finally, we assess the burden of childhood TB globally.
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