Outcomes of empiric treatment for pediatric tuberculosis, Kampala, Uganda, 2010-2015

• Main Authors: Eric Wobudeya (Author), Devan Jaganath (Author), Moorine Penninah Sekadde (Author), Betty Nsangi (Author), Heather Haq (Author), Adithya Cattamanchi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Childhood tuberculosis (TB) diagnoses often lack microbiologic confirmation and require empiric treatment. Barriers to empiric treatment include concern for poor outcomes and adverse effects. We thus determined the outcomes of empiric TB treatment from a retrospective cohort of c...