Tuberculous infection and disease in children

American Family Physician

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2087-2094

  Sass, Pamela ^a  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ANAMNESIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; DRUG RESISTANCE; FAMILY HISTORY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY TUBERCULOSIS; REVIEW; SPUTUM SMEAR; STOMACH LAVAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; PATIENT EDUCATION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029664309     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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