Quick test aims to save children from hidden TB

NCT ID NCT03831906

Summary

This study tested a new approach to find tuberculosis (TB) in young children hospitalized with severe pneumonia in six high-risk countries. Researchers wanted to see if using a fast, sensitive test on easy-to-collect samples (like nasal fluid and stool) right when a child arrives at the hospital, and then immediately starting TB treatment for those who test positive, could reduce deaths. The goal was to catch TB early in sick children where it is often missed, to get them the right treatment faster.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Angré University Teaching Hospital

    Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

  • Arthur Davidson Children Hospital

    Ndola, Zambia

  • Biyem Assi District Hospital

    Yaoundé, Cameroon

  • Chantal Biya Foundation

    Yaoundé, Cameroon

  • Cocody University Teaching Hospital

    Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

  • Holy Innocents Children's Hospital

    Mbarara, Uganda

  • Jinja Regional Reference Hospital

    Jinja, Uganda

  • José Macamo General Hospital

    Maputo, Mozambique

  • Kampong Cham Provincial Referral Hospital

    Kampong Cham, Cambodia

  • Lusaka University Teaching Hospital

    Lusaka, Zambia

  • Maputo Central Hospital

    Maputo, Mozambique

  • Mulago National Referral Hospital

    Kampala, Uganda

  • National Pediatric Hospital

    Phnom Penh, Cambodia

  • Takeo Provincial Referral Hospital

    Takeo, Cambodia

  • Treichville University Teaching Hospital

    Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

  • Yopougon University Teaching Hospital

    Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

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