Original Studies
Incidence of Tuberculosis Among Young Children in Rural Mozambique Elisa López-Varela, MD, MPH,*† Orvalho Joaquim Augusto, MD,* Kizito Gondo, MD,* Alberto L. García-Basteiro, MD, MS,*† Oscar Fraile, MD,*† Tasmiya Ira, BS,* Jose Luis Ribó Aristizabal, MD,‡ Helder Bulo,* José Muñoz Gutierrez, MD, PhD,*† John Aponte, MD, PhD,*† Eusebio Macete, MD, PhD,* Jahit Sacarlal, MD, PhD,* and Pedro L. Alonso, MD, PhD*† Background: Tuberculosis (TB) contributes significantly to child morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to estimate the minimum communitybased incidence rate of TB among children
Incidence of Tuberculosis Among Young Children in Rural Mozambique Elisa López-Varela, MD, MPH,*† Orvalho Joaquim Augusto, MD,* Kizito Gondo, MD,* Alberto L. García-Basteiro, MD, MS,*† Oscar Fraile, MD,*† Tasmiya Ira, BS,* Jose Luis Ribó Aristizabal, MD,‡ Helder Bulo,* José Muñoz Gutierrez, MD, PhD,*† John Aponte, MD, PhD,*† Eusebio Macete, MD, PhD,* Jahit Sacarlal, MD, PhD,* and Pedro L. Alonso, MD, PhD*† Background: Tuberculosis (TB) contributes significantly to child morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to estimate the minimum communitybased incidence rate of TB among children
