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Child vs. Adult TB
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Excellent resources for more information
Information Sheet on TB in children
WHO site for Childhood TB
CORE Group's Pediatric TB page (with webinars by experts)
Children and Tuberculosis: Exposing a Hidden Epidemic (RESULTS)
No More Crying, No More Dying: Towards Zero TB Deaths in Children
Clinical Guidance for Pediatric TB
WHO Guidance for Management of TB in Children
WHO Rapid Advice: Treatment of TB in Children
Desk Guide for Diagnosis & Management of TB in Children
WHO/ UNION Guidance for Management of TB in HIV-Infected Children
Child vs. Adult TB
Tuberculosis in children is a different disease from tuberculosis in adults
Children
Develop tuberculosis RAPIDLY (in weeks to months after they are infected)
Disease can be crippling and severely damaging
When TB programs begin to decline, children are impacted first
Adults
Disease develops years after exposure to TB
Adults with healthy immune systems are less vulnerable to severe disease
Adult disease will manifest later in an epidemic