Acute Intrathoracic Tuberculosis in Children and Adolescents with Community-Acquired Pneumonia in an Area with an Intermediate Disease Burden

• Main Authors: Claudia Roya-Pabón (Author), Andrea Restrepo (Author), Olga Morales (Author), Catalina Arango (Author), María Angélica Maya (Author), Marcela Bermúdez (Author), Lucelly López (Author), Carlos Garcés (Author), Mónica Trujillo (Author), Luisa Fernanda Carmona (Author), Margarita Rosa Giraldo (Author), Lázaro A. Vélez (Author), Zulma Vanessa Rueda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Tuberculosis (TB) in the pediatric population is a major challenge. Our objective was to describe the clinical and microbiological characteristics, radiological patterns, and treatment outcomes of children and adolescents (from 1 month to 17 years) with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) caused by T...