Tuberculosis in women and children

Post Date: 
2010-12-15
Publication: 
The Lancet
Summary: 

Apart from improvement of tuberculosis control, innovative strategies to advance tuberculosis prevention and treatment in women and children would contribute to the attainment of Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 by reduction of the mortality rate in young children and women of reproductive age, particularly in tuberculosis-endemic areas.

Citation: 
Marais B, Gupta A, Starke JR, El Sony A. Tuberculosis in women and children. Lancet. 2010 June 12-18; 375(9731): 2057-9. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60579-X.
Staff: 
Amita Gupta, MD, MHS
Collaborators: 
  • Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa
  • Infectious Diseases Section, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
  • Epidemiological Laboratory (Epi-Lab), Khartoum, Sudan
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