| Title |
High incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis in children admitted with severe pneumonia in Uganda
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Pediatrics, January 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2431-13-16 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Josephine M Nantongo, Eric Wobudeya, Ezekiel Mupere, Moses Joloba, Willy Ssengooba, Harriet N Kisembo, Irene R Lubega, Philippa M Musoke |
| Abstract |
A high prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) in children presenting with severe pneumonia has previously been reported in South Africa. However, little is known about TB among children with pneumonia in Uganda and other resource limited countries. Moreover, TB is associated with high morbidity and mortality among such children. We conducted this study to establish the burden of pulmonary TB in children admitted with severe pneumonia in our setting. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 67% |
| Mexico | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Rwanda | 1 | <1% |
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 127 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 28 | 21% |
| Researcher | 17 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 17 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 10 | 8% |
| Other | 24 | 18% |
| Unknown | 22 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 56 | 42% |
| Social Sciences | 10 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 9 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 7% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 7 | 5% |
| Other | 13 | 10% |
| Unknown | 28 | 21% |
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