Screening for TB in Kids (IMAGE)

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Screening for TB in Kids

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A partially federally funded study shows a comprehensive tuberculosis (TB) screening and preventive treatment program can significantly reduce the disease’s transmission and impact among schoolchildren in high-burden areas. In this photo, a Mongolian child is being screened for TB as part of the Johns Hopkins Medicine-led Zero TB in Kids program. Credit: Kunchok Dorjee, M.D., Ph.D.

 

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Kunchok Dorjee, M.D., Ph.D.

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