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. 2023;171(6):553-564.
doi: 10.1007/s00112-023-01768-w. Epub 2023 May 23.

[Tuberculosis-Update 2022]

[Article in German]
Katharina Kainz  1 , Folke Brinkmann  2 , Matthias Bogyi  1 , Cornelia Feiterna-Sperling  3 , Florian Götzinger  1 , Clemens Mädel  1 , Stephanie Thee  3 , Renate Krüger  3
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[Tuberculosis-Update 2022]

[Article in German]
Katharina Kainz et al. Monatsschr Kinderheilkd. 2023.

Abstract
in English, German

According to the annual global reports from the Word Health Organization (WHO), children under 15 years of age represent 11% of all cases of tuberculosis (TB) globally. Nearly 50% of these cases are children below 5 years old. This continuing medical education (CME) article provides an overview of the current recommendations and innovations based on the revised WHO guidelines on TB management in children and adolescents published in 2022.

Weltweit stellen nach Schätzungen der Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) Kinder und Jugendliche unter 15 Jahren etwa 11 % aller Tuberkulose(TB)-Fälle dar, etwa die Hälfte davon ist jünger als 5 Jahre. Dieser CME-Beitrag beschäftigt sich anhand der 2022 veröffentlichten Guidelines der WHO zum Management der TB im Kindes- und Jugendalter mit den aktuellen Empfehlungen und Neuerungen.

Keywords: Adolescents; Antitubercular agents; Children; Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis; Pathogen diagnostics.

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