This review aimed to summarize and estimate the TB treatment success rate and factors
associated with unsuccessful TB treatment outcomes in Africa. Potentially eligible primary …

Background Extrapulmonary tuberculosis has been an AIDS-defining condition. Individual
studies that highlight the association between HIV and extrapulmonary TB are available. Our …

Background Children (< 15 years) are vulnerable to TB disease following infection, but no
systematic review or meta-analysis has quantified the effects of HIV-related …

Background Tuberculosis is one of the leading causes of mortality among infectious
diseases worldwide. For effective tuberculosis control, it is a pre-requisite to detect the cases …

Background Tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis continues to rely on sputum smear microscopy in
many settings. We conducted a meta-analysis to estimate the percentage of children and …

Background Tuberculosis (TB) kills one child every 5 min. Childhood TB is given low priority
in most national health programmes particularly in TB-endemic areas. TB among children is …

Background Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant public health problem leading to high
morbidity and mortality both in adults and children. Reports on childhood TB and its …

Background: Treatment outcomes of tuberculosis (TB) in children are rarely evaluated by
most national TB programmes in sub-Saharan Africa. This study evaluated the treatment …

Objectives. The aim of this study was to assess treatment outcome and associated risk
factors among TB patients registered for anti‐TB treatment at Enfraz health center, northwest …

Background Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death in Human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) infected children globally. The aims of this study were to determine the mortality …