A Prospective Study of the Prevalence of Tuberculosis and Bacteraemia in Bangladeshi Children with Severe Malnutrition and Pneumonia Including an Evaluation of Xpert MTB/RIF Assay

Mohammod Jobayer Chisti; Stephen M. Graham; Trevor Duke; Tahmeed Ahmed; Hasan Ashraf; Abu Syed Golam Faruque; Sophie La Vincente; Sayera Banu; Rubhana Raqib; Mohammed Abdus Salam

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0093776

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A Prospective Study of the Prevalence of Tuberculosis and Bacteraemia in Bangladeshi Children with Severe Malnutrition and Pneumonia Including an Evaluation of Xpert MTB/RIF Assay

Mohammod Jobayer Chisti,

Affiliations International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Centre for International Child Health, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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Stephen M. Graham ,

* E-mail: steve.graham@rch.org.au

Affiliations Centre for International Child Health, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France
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Trevor Duke,

Affiliation Centre for International Child Health, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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Tahmeed Ahmed,

Affiliation International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Hasan Ashraf,

Affiliation International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Abu Syed Golam Faruque,

Affiliation International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Sophie La Vincente,

Affiliation Centre for International Child Health, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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Sayera Banu,

Affiliation International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Rubhana Raqib,

Affiliation International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Mohammed Abdus Salam

Affiliation International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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A Prospective Study of the Prevalence of Tuberculosis and Bacteraemia in Bangladeshi Children with Severe Malnutrition and Pneumonia Including an Evaluation of Xpert MTB/RIF Assay

Mohammod Jobayer Chisti,
Stephen M. Graham,
Trevor Duke,
Tahmeed Ahmed,
Hasan Ashraf,
Abu Syed Golam Faruque,
Sophie La Vincente,
Sayera Banu,
Rubhana Raqib,
Mohammed Abdus Salam

Published: April 2, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0093776

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