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Paediatr Respir Rev. 5 March 2020; Volume 36; DOI:10.1016/j.prrv.2020.02.004
Reuter A, Seddon JA, Marais BJ, Furin J
Paediatr Respir Rev. 5 March 2020; Volume 36; DOI:10.1016/j.prrv.2020.02.004
It is estimated that 20 million children are exposed to tuberculosis (TB) each year, making TB a global paediatric health emergency. TB preventative efforts have long been overlooked. With the view of achieving “TB elimination” in “our lifetime”, this paper explores challenges and potential solutions in the TB prevention cascade, including identifying children who have been exposed to TB; detecting TB infection in these children; identifying those at highest risk of progressing to disease; implementing treatment of TB infection; and mobilizing multiple stakeholders support to successfully prevent TB.