PRESUMPTIVE TUBERCULAR EMPYEMA THORACIS SCORING SYSTEM (pTESS) IN CHILDREN : AN OBSERVATIONAL RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY.

• Main Authors: Sanjukta Panda (Author), Subas Chandra Majhi (Author), Gayatri Ray (Author), Sudarsan Pothal (Author), Mangal Charan Murmu Mangal (Author), Prakash Chandra Panda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Student's Journal of Health Research, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction: Global TB Report 2018 reports that in India, an estimated 2.2 lakh children become ill with tuberculosis (TB) each year (22% of the global TB burden), with a slightly higher burden among males. Pulmonary TB is the most common form in children but the extra-pulmonary TB forms a larger p...