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Tuberculosis in Children: Epidemio-Clinical Aspects in the Paediatric Department of the Gabriel Tour#233;University Hospital Center

         
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Introduction: Globally, tuberculosis is the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent ahead of HIV/AIDS. Approximately 10 million people contracted TB in 2017, 10% of whom were children aged 0 - 15 years, or about 1 million with 250,000 deaths in 2016 (including children with HIV-associated TB). The signs of TB in children are not always specific and diagnosis remains difficult unlike in adults. According to a study conducted in 2011 in the paediatric department of the CHU-Gabriel Touré, only seventeen cases of all forms of tuberculosis were found, or approximately 0.2% of hospitalised children. The objective of our study was to investigate the epidemiological and clinical aspects of tuberculosis in children. Materials and Method: This was a prospective, cross-sectional and descriptive study that took place from 24 October 2017 to 23 October 2018, or 12 months in children aged 0-15 years. Data were collected from an individual medical record opened for each patient and an individual survey form established for each child. Results: During the study period, 40,434 children were consulted. Tuberculosis was suspected in 91 children, with a frequency of 0.22%. The age range of 1 to 4 years was 36.3% with a median age of 72 months. The sex ratio was 1.8. Chronic cough with 84.6% and malnutrition with 24.17% were the most frequent symptoms. Chest X-ray revealed bilateral pulmonary lesions in 52.7% and mediastinal adenopathy in 12.1%. TST was positive in 10.9% of patients, microscopy in 26.4%, Gene Xpert in 18.7%, and culture in 16.5%. The biological diagnosis of tuberculosis was retained in 48.4% of the patients, the pulmonary form represented 93.2%. The therapeutic regime (2RHZE/4RH) was used in 81.6% of cases and the evolution was favourable in 65.9% of patients. Conclusion: The diagnosis of tuberculosis in children remains difficult in our context. The clinical signs are not always specific, and further studies are needed to further elucidate this disease.

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