Abstract

TB is surging much of the Africa because of HIV epidemic, it is observed that TB rate is much higher then what is reported it in public health system in developing country. In South Africa out of all TB case 16% are children.

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  • TB is surging much of the Africa because of HIV epidemic, it is observed that TB rate is much higher what is reported it in public health system in developing country

  • It shows that smear negative TB patients have high mortality even with proper TB treatment

  • It observed that HIV patients having low CD4 count had low TB organism in sputum

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Objectives

Childhood mortality is increasingly higher in sub-Saharan Africa. To know the reason of child mortality- is it because of TB or HIV or both?.

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