Measuring the accuracy of a point system to diagnose tuberculosis in children with a negative smear or with no smear or culture

• Main Authors: Constantino Giovani Braga Cartaxo (Author), Laura C. Rodrigues (Author), Carolina Pinheiro Braga (Author), Ricardo Arraes de Alencar Ximenes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Springer, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In Brazil, a scoring system was adopted to diagnose tuberculosis in childhood. This study determined the accuracy in diagnosing tuberculosis in children with either a negative smear or with no smear or culture conducted in a reference center in João Pessoa Paraíba - Brazil. It is a phase III valid...