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Erschienen in: Pediatric Radiology 6/2014

01.06.2014 | Minisymposium

Partnering to solve the problem of tuberculosis

verfasst von: Bernard F. Laya, Amanda Dehaye

Erschienen in: Pediatric Radiology | Ausgabe 6/2014

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Tuberculosis (TB) is a major global health problem and the burden remains enormous. In 2012, an estimated 8.6 million people developed TB (13% with human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] co-infection) and 1.3 million died from the disease [1]. Most cases were in the Southeast Asia, Africa and Western Pacific regions [1]. About 3.6% of newly diagnosed TB cases and 20% of people previously treated for TB have multidrug-resistant TB [1]. Among children younger than 15 years, there were an estimated 530,000 TB cases and 74,000 TB deaths in 2012 [1]. …
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Metadaten
Titel
Partnering to solve the problem of tuberculosis
verfasst von
Bernard F. Laya
Amanda Dehaye
Publikationsdatum
01.06.2014
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Pediatric Radiology / Ausgabe 6/2014
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-014-2918-z

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