Childhood Tuberculosis in a Sub-Saharan Tertiary Facility: Epidemiology and Factors Associated with Treatment Outcome

• Loukia Aketi ,

  * E-mail: akelou@yahoo.fr

  Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

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• Zacharie Kashongwe ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Zacharie Kashongwe, Joseph Shiku Diayisu

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

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• Christian Kinsiona,

  Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

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• Serge Bisuta Fueza,

  Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, National Tuberculosis Program, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

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• Jack Kokolomami,

  Affiliation Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department, Public Health School at the University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

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• Grace Bolie ,

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

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• Paul Lumbala ,

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

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• Joseph Shiku Diayisu

  Contributed equally to this work with: Zacharie Kashongwe, Joseph Shiku Diayisu

  Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

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