TimesLIVE·3 min read·medium
Six hospital visits before diagnosing TB meningitis are costing children’s lives
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Yoliswa Sobuwa
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Children with TB meningitis in South Africa often face multiple hospital visits before receiving an accurate diagnosis, leading to severe complications or death. Researchers are now developing rapid point-of-care tests to reduce diagnostic delays and improve survival rates.
A child with tuberculosis (TB) meningitis typically visits a hospital six times before receiving a diagnosis, a delay that experts say is costing lives.
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