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Trends in paediatric tuberculosis diagnoses in two South African hospitals early in the COVID-19 pandemic

L Lebina, M Dube, K Hlongwane, H Brahmbatt, S G Lala, G Reubenson, N Martinson

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L Lebina, Perinatal HIV Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council Soweto Matlosana Collaborating Centre for HIV/AIDS and TB, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

M Dube, Perinatal HIV Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council Soweto Matlosana Collaborating Centre for HIV/AIDS and TB, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

K Hlongwane, Perinatal HIV Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council Soweto Matlosana Collaborating Centre for HIV/AIDS and TB, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

H Brahmbatt, Perinatal HIV Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council Soweto Matlosana Collaborating Centre for HIV/AIDS and TB, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

S G Lala, Perinatal HIV Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council Soweto Matlosana Collaborating Centre for HIV/AIDS and TB, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; Paediatric Education and Research Ladder, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

G Reubenson, Empilweni Service and Research Unit, Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital and Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

N Martinson, Perinatal HIV Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council Soweto Matlosana Collaborating Centre for HIV/AIDS and TB, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; Center for TB Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md, USA

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South African Medical Journal 2020;110(12):1149-1150. DOI:10.7196/SAMJ.2020.v110i12.15386

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Date submitted: 2020-11-02
Date published: 2020-11-02

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