Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2021
Keywords
case definition, diagnosis, pediatric tuberculosis
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab075
Abstract
We followed 35 children meeting a research definition for unconfirmed tuberculosis (TB) but in whom a pediatric pulmonologist did not diagnose or treat TB. After a median follow-up of 16.4 months, most children were not diagnosed with TB following a comprehensive evaluation. However, 2 were diagnosed with TB, demonstrating high TB risk (6%; exact 95% CI, 1%–19%). In some contexts, researchers may wish to supplement these research definitions with clinical decision data and longitudinal follow-up in order to improve specificity.
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, v. 8, issue 3, art. ofab075
Scholar Commons Citation
Wong, Milagros; Coit, Julia M.; Mendoza, Milagros; Chiang, Silvia S.; Marin, Helen; Galea, Jerome T.; Lecca, Leonid; and Franke, Molly F., "Incident Tuberculosis Diagnoses in Children at High Risk for Disease" (2021). Social Work Faculty Publications. 168.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/sok_facpub/168
