Lungs are only half the story: Programmatic shifts to prioritize pediatric extrapulmonary tuberculosis detection in high-burden settings

Key Points

• Identify and address barriers to detecting pediatric extrapulmonary tuberculosis in high-burden areas.
• Assessing biological, diagnostic, and systemic barriers to pediatric extrapulmonary tuberculosis detection.
• Outlining multilevel strategies for improving diagnosis and reporting.
• Engaging frontline clinics to national health systems for effective implementation.
• Highlights under-recognition of pediatric extrapulmonary tuberculosis due to existing barriers.
• Proposes actionable strategies to enhance diagnosis and visibility across health settings.

Abstract