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The Accuracy of the Uganda National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Program diagnostic algorithm and the World Health Organisation treatment decision algorithms for childhood tuberculosis: A retrospective analysis

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  • Peter J Kitonsa
  • Bernard Kikaire
  • Peter Wambi
  • Annet Nalutaaya
  • Jascent Nakafeero
  • Gertrude Nanyonga
  • Emma Kiconco
  • Deus Atwiine
  • Robert Castro
  • Ernest A Oumo
  • Hellen T Aanyu
  • Mary N Mudiope
  • Ezekiel Mupere
  • Moorine P Sekadde
  • Swomitra Mohanty
  • Adithya Cattamanchi
  • Eric Wobudeya
  • Devan Jaganath

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Diagnosing childhood pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is a challenge. This led the Uganda National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Program (NTLP) to develop a clinical treatment decision algorithm (TDA) for children. However, there is limited data on its accuracy, and how it compares to new World Health Organization (WHO) TB TDAs for children. This study aimed to evaluate and compare the accuracy of the 2017 Uganda NTLP diagnostic algorithm with the 2022 WHO TDAs for TB among children. We analyzed four years of clinical data from children

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  • Peter J Kitonsa & Bernard Kikaire & Peter Wambi & Annet Nalutaaya & Jascent Nakafeero & Gertrude Nanyonga & Emma Kiconco & Deus Atwiine & Robert Castro & Ernest A Oumo & Hellen T Aanyu & Mary N Mudiop, 2025. "The Accuracy of the Uganda National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Program diagnostic algorithm and the World Health Organisation treatment decision algorithms for childhood tuberculosis: A retrospective an," PLOS Global Public Health, Public Library of Science, vol. 5(4), pages 1-13, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pgph00:0004026
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004026
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