Challenges and progress in childhood tuberculosis

Challenges and progress in childhood tuberculosis

Edited by Ben Marais, University of Sydney, Australia

This series of articles, published in Pneumonia, provides an overview of the global child tuberculosis burden and examines issues such as diagnosis, advances in treatment, and novel vaccination approaches. The series aims to address the needs of researchers, clinicians and other individuals who require up-to-date information on this topic.

The series is still open for submissions, which would undergo the journals standard peer review process. Manuscripts should be formatted according to our submission guidelines and submitted via the online submission system. In the submission system, please make sure the correct collection title is chosen from the additional information tab. Please also indicate clearly in the covering letter that the manuscript is to e considered for the childhood tuberculosis collection.

For further information, please email pneumonia@biomedcentral.com.

1. Content Type:Review

   Drug-resistant tuberculosis and advances in the treatment of childhood tuberculosis

   Over the last 10 years, interest in pediatric tuberculosis (TB) has increased dramatically, together with increased funding and research. We have a better understanding of the burden of childhood TB as well as...

   Authors:James A. Seddon and H. Simon Schaaf

   Citation:Pneumonia 2016 8:20

   Published on: 24 November 2016

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2. Content Type:Review

   Tuberculosis exposure, infection and disease in children: a systematic diagnostic approach

   The accurate diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) in children remains challenging. A myriad of common childhood diseases can present with similar symptoms and signs, and differentiating between exposure and infectio...

   Authors:Claudia L. Roya-Pabon and Carlos M. Perez-Velez

   Citation:Pneumonia 2016 8:23

   Published on: 24 November 2016

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3. Content Type:Review

   Tuberculosis and pneumonia in HIV-infected children: an overview

   Pneumonia remains the most common cause of hospitalization and the most important cause of death in young children. In high human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-burden settings, HIV-infected children carry a hig...

   Authors:Helena Rabie and Pierre Goussard

   Citation:Pneumonia 2016 8:19

   Published on: 24 November 2016

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4. Content Type:Editorial

   Childhood tuberculosis—out of the shadows

   Authors:Ben J. Marais

   Citation:Pneumonia 2016 8:22

   Published on: 24 November 2016

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5. Content Type:Review

   Global burden of childhood tuberculosis

   In 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared tuberculosis (TB) to be responsible for more deaths than any other single infectious disease. The burden of TB among children has frequently been dismissed...

   Authors:Helen E. Jenkins

   Citation:Pneumonia 2016 8:24

   Published on: 24 November 2016

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6. Content Type:Review

   Novel vaccination approaches to prevent tuberculosis in children

   Pediatric tuberculosis (TB) is an underappreciated problem and accounts for 10 % of all TB deaths worldwide. Children are highly susceptible to infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and interrupting TB spread...

   Authors:James A. Triccas and Claudio Counoupas

   Citation:Pneumonia 2016 8:18

   Published on: 24 November 2016

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