Race against time: new tool aims to spot deadly TB in vulnerable kids

NCT ID NCT04240990

Summary

This study aimed to create a faster, simpler way to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) in young children who are severely malnourished and hospitalized. Researchers in Uganda and Zambia tested a combination of easy-to-collect samples and scans to develop a scoring system. The goal was to help doctors decide the same day whether to start life-saving TB treatment for these highly vulnerable children.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Arthur Davidson Children Hospital

    Ndola, Zambia

  • Lusaka University Teaching Hospital

    Lusaka, Zambia

  • Mulago National Referral Hospital

    Kampala, Uganda

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