Lungs are only half the story: Programmatic shifts to prioritize pediatric extrapulmonary tuberculosis detection in high-burden settings
Pediatric extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) remains under-recognized due to biological, diagnostic, and systemic barriers. This Perspective outlines pragmatic, multilevel strategies-spanning frontline clinics to national systems-to strengthen diagnosis, reporting, and visibility of pediatric EPTB across diverse health settings.
Authors
- Jeffrey I. Campbell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7230-6285)
- Tapash Roy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8133-2634)
- Amyn A. Malik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4875-9916)
- Farhana Amanullah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1168-4463)
- Giordano Sosa Soto
- Meredith B Brooks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8431-5517)
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Boston Medical Center (US)
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Boston Children's Health Physicians (US)
- Boston Children's Museum (US)
- Interactive Research and Development (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
- Published
- 2026-04-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jpids/piag032
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00