<b>Asymptomatic Tuberculosis in Children with Household Exposure to </b><b><i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i></b>
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posted on 2025-11-07, 10:19 authored by Humphrey MulengaHumphrey Mulenga, Justin Shenje, Simon C. Mendelsohn, Angelique K. K. Luabeya, Michele Tameris, Enid N. Tredoux, Elisa NemesElisa Nemes, Nicole Bilek, Elisabeth Beyers, Dejana Ivacik-Goncalves, Jason R. Andrews, Thomas R. Hawn, Karen M. Dobos, John A. Altin, Munyaradzi MusvosviMunyaradzi Musvosvi, Thomas J Scriba, Mark Hatherill<p dir="ltr">Children aged 2–60 months, without HIV, with household exposure to an adult TB patient in the last year, were enrolled in South Africa. Symptom screening, chest radiography (CXR) and induced sputum were performed. This dataset includes demographic, clinical and diagnostic data that was used to evaluate the burden of childhood asymptomatic tuberculosis in a high-burden setting.</p>
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