Tuberculosis in Children: Challenges in Diagnosis and the Decision to Treat
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Data de Publicação: | 2022 |
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Título da fonte: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) |
Texto Completo: | https://doi.org/10.25754/pjp.2022.27946 |
Resumo: | Tuberculosis in children, especially younger children, is challenging. Symptoms are often non-specific, and the clinical and radiographic manifestations are similar to those of several other infectious diseases. Pediatricians play an important role in this process by raising awareness about tuberculosis in childhood, guarantying a prompt diagnosis, using all available laboratory tools, and ensuring adequate treatment. New guidelines have recently published the advocated changes in diagnosis methodology and drug treatment regimens and increased the chance of microbiological confirmation and treatment success accordingly. Although the discovery of each new pediatric case means a decrease in associated mortality, the focus should be primarily on identification of each child as a contact with an adult with active tuberculosis and provision of preventive treatment. |
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Tuberculosis in Children: Challenges in Diagnosis and the Decision to TreatPerspectiveTuberculosis in children, especially younger children, is challenging. Symptoms are often non-specific, and the clinical and radiographic manifestations are similar to those of several other infectious diseases. Pediatricians play an important role in this process by raising awareness about tuberculosis in childhood, guarantying a prompt diagnosis, using all available laboratory tools, and ensuring adequate treatment. New guidelines have recently published the advocated changes in diagnosis methodology and drug treatment regimens and increased the chance of microbiological confirmation and treatment success accordingly. Although the discovery of each new pediatric case means a decrease in associated mortality, the focus should be primarily on identification of each child as a contact with an adult with active tuberculosis and provision of preventive treatment.Sociedade Portuguesa de Pediatria2022-10-03info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttps://doi.org/10.25754/pjp.2022.27946eng2184-44532184-3333Carvalho, Isabelinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-08-03T02:58:28Zoai:ojs.revistas.rcaap.pt:article/27946Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T20:25:41.456534Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Tuberculosis in Children: Challenges in Diagnosis and the Decision to Treat |
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Tuberculosis in Children: Challenges in Diagnosis and the Decision to Treat |
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Tuberculosis in Children: Challenges in Diagnosis and the Decision to Treat Carvalho, Isabel Perspective |
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Tuberculosis in Children: Challenges in Diagnosis and the Decision to Treat |
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Tuberculosis in Children: Challenges in Diagnosis and the Decision to Treat |
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Tuberculosis in Children: Challenges in Diagnosis and the Decision to Treat |
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Tuberculosis in Children: Challenges in Diagnosis and the Decision to Treat |
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Tuberculosis in Children: Challenges in Diagnosis and the Decision to Treat |
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Carvalho, Isabel |
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Carvalho, Isabel |
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Carvalho, Isabel |
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Tuberculosis in children, especially younger children, is challenging. Symptoms are often non-specific, and the clinical and radiographic manifestations are similar to those of several other infectious diseases. Pediatricians play an important role in this process by raising awareness about tuberculosis in childhood, guarantying a prompt diagnosis, using all available laboratory tools, and ensuring adequate treatment. New guidelines have recently published the advocated changes in diagnosis methodology and drug treatment regimens and increased the chance of microbiological confirmation and treatment success accordingly. Although the discovery of each new pediatric case means a decrease in associated mortality, the focus should be primarily on identification of each child as a contact with an adult with active tuberculosis and provision of preventive treatment. |
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