Is tuberculosis in children a severe
disease?
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Title
Is tuberculosis in children a severe
disease?
disease?
Subject
children; serious disease; tuberculosis
Description
Tuberculosis is a global health issue. However, childhood TB is often given
less attention and neglected, particularly in the endemic area, due to the
negative result of sputum smear and no specific signs and symptoms among
children. Children exposed to infectious disease have a high risk of infection
and progressing to TB disease, which may develop into a severe form, such
as TB meningitis or military TB, and cause death. Therefore, case finding
or contact screening is needed to prevent undiagnosed and untreated
childhood TB. Parents or family and health professional staff should support
adherence to preventive therapy for infected children and anti-TB treatment
for TB disease.
less attention and neglected, particularly in the endemic area, due to the
negative result of sputum smear and no specific signs and symptoms among
children. Children exposed to infectious disease have a high risk of infection
and progressing to TB disease, which may develop into a severe form, such
as TB meningitis or military TB, and cause death. Therefore, case finding
or contact screening is needed to prevent undiagnosed and untreated
childhood TB. Parents or family and health professional staff should support
adherence to preventive therapy for infected children and anti-TB treatment
for TB disease.
Creator
Windy Rakhmawati*1 , Kodchakon Piasai2
Source
http://jkp.fkep.unpad.ac.id/index.
php/jkp
php/jkp
Date
April 27, 2023
Contributor
PERI IRAWAN
Format
PDF
Language
ENGLISH
Type
TEXT
Files
Collection
Citation
Windy Rakhmawati*1 , Kodchakon Piasai2, “Is tuberculosis in children a severe
disease?,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 10, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/10617.
disease?,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 10, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/10617.