Advances in Tuberculosis: Diagnostics

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Tuberculosis in children is a well identified morbidity. In 2017, an estimated 10.0 million people (range, 9.0–11.1 million) developed TB disease globally. This includes 5.8 million men, 3.2 million women and 1.0 million children. Precise magnitude of pediatric tuberculosis is not known but it is estimated that about 10% of total burden of tuberculosis is among children. In India, estimated 2.2 lakh children become ill with tuberculosis (TB) each year (22% of 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 proportion of cases than in adults [1]. The advances in the TB diagnostics and treatment are being enlarged to cover all age populations, including children. …