The aim of this study was to evaluate the concordance between two versions of the scoring system (2011 and 2019), recommended by the Brazilian Ministry of Health, for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in children and adolescents. A retrospective descriptive study was performed to assess the medical records of children and adolescents with PTB, in TB units from Brazilian cities located in Rio de Jane...
Orientadora: Profª. Drª. Cristina de Oliveira Rodrifgues; Co-orientador: Prof. Dr. Antônio Ruffino Netto; Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor de Ciências da Saúde, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente. Defesa: Curitiba, 13/04/2015; Inclui referências; Resumo: A inexistência de testes diagnósticos acurados para a tuberculose pulmonar em crianças dificulta este diagn...