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Mortality and Cause of Death in Children With Presumptive Disseminated Tuberculosis.

Bonnet M Nordholm AC Ssekyanzi B Byamukama O Orikiriza P Tusabe T Nyehangane D Taremwa IM Turyashemererwa E Wobudeya E Mwanga-Amumpaire J Marais BJ Nampijja D
Pediatrics 2023 Apr 01; 151(4); . doi: 10.1542/peds.2022-057912. Epub 2023 04 04

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Children experience high tuberculosis (TB)-related mortality but causes of death among those with presumptive TB are poorly documented. We describe the mortality, likely causes of death, and associated risk factors among vulnerable children admitted with presumptive TB in rural Uganda.

METHODS: We conducted a prospective study of vulnerable children, defined as

RESULTS: Of the 219 children included, 157 (71.7%) were

CONCLUSIONS: Vulnerable children hospitalized with presumptive TB experienced high mortality. A better understanding of the likely causes of death in this group is important to guide empirical management.

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