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The natural history of childhood intra-thoracic tuberculosis: a critical review of literature from the pre-chemotherapy era [State of the Art]
The pre-chemotherapy literature documented the natural history of tuberculosis in childhood.
These disease descriptions remain invaluable for guiding public health policy and research…
These disease descriptions remain invaluable for guiding public health policy and research…
Tuberculous meningitis: a uniform case definition for use in clinical research
S Marais, G Thwaites, JF Schoeman… - The Lancet infectious …, 2010 - thelancet.com
Tuberculous meningitis causes substantial mortality and morbidity in children and adults.
More research is urgently needed to better understand the pathogenesis of disease and to …
More research is urgently needed to better understand the pathogenesis of disease and to …
A critical review of interventions to redress the inequitable distribution of healthcare professionals to rural and remote areas
Introduction: The shortage of healthcare professionals in rural communities is a global
problem that poses a serious challenge to equitable healthcare delivery. Both developed and …
problem that poses a serious challenge to equitable healthcare delivery. Both developed and …
Tuberculosis in children
CM Perez-Velez, BJ Marais - New England Journal of Medicine, 2012 - Mass Medical Soc
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Advances in tuberculosis diagnostics: the Xpert MTB/RIF assay and future prospects for a point-of-care test
Rapid progress has been made in the development of new diagnostic assays for tuberculosis
in recent years. New technologies have been developed and assessed, and are now …
in recent years. New technologies have been developed and assessed, and are now …
Childhood pulmonary tuberculosis: old wisdom and new challenges
Childhood tuberculosis is neglected in endemic areas with resource constraints, as children
are considered to develop mild forms of disease and to contribute little to the maintenance …
are considered to develop mild forms of disease and to contribute little to the maintenance …
Interventions for increasing the proportion of health professionals practising in rural and other underserved areas
L Grobler, BJ Marais… - Cochrane database of …, 2015 - cochranelibrary.com
Background The inequitable distribution of health professionals, within countries, poses an
important obstacle to the optimal functioning of health services. Objectives To assess the …
important obstacle to the optimal functioning of health services. Objectives To assess the …
A refined symptom-based approach to diagnose pulmonary tuberculosis in children
BACKGROUND. Tuberculosis control programs place an almost exclusive emphasis on
adults with sputum smear-positive tuberculosis, because they are most infectious. However, …
adults with sputum smear-positive tuberculosis, because they are most infectious. However, …
Scaling up interventions to achieve global tuberculosis control: progress and new developments
M Raviglione, B Marais, K Floyd, K Lönnroth… - The Lancet, 2012 - thelancet.com
Tuberculosis is still one of the most important causes of death worldwide. The 2010 Lancet
tuberculosis series provided a comprehensive overview of global control efforts and …
tuberculosis series provided a comprehensive overview of global control efforts and …
[HTML][HTML] Tuberculosis and chronic respiratory disease: a systematic review
Background Chronic respiratory disease causes substantial global morbidity and mortality.
The contribution of pulmonary tuberculosis to the aetiology of chronic respiratory disease is …
The contribution of pulmonary tuberculosis to the aetiology of chronic respiratory disease is …