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Global aspects of tuberculosis in children.

Paediatr Respir Rev

June 2001

Department Of Epidemiology, The Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical University, 40 Anna Salai, Guindy, Chennai 600 032, India.

Tuberculosis (TB) in children reflects the prevalence of the disease in adults as well as current transmission rates. Africa and South-east Asia have the largest number of tuberculosis cases and the situation there has been worsened by the HIV epidemic. Children born to HIV-infected parents, whether infected or not, are at high risk of developing tuberculosis because of the increased risk of exposure to the disease.

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