Epidemiology of childhood tuberculosis in a hospital setting

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 90-93

  Qazi, Shamim A ^a   Khan, Saira ^a   Khan, Mushtaq A ^a  

^a Children Hospital Islamabad   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; PAKISTAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TUBERCULOSIS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; PAKISTAN; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0032037123     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Smith, M.H.D., Starke, J.R., Marquis, J.R. Tuberculosis. In Feigin, R.D. and Cherry, J.D. (eds). Textbook of pediatric infectious diseases. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Company, 1987;2:1321-29.
2. Porter, J. Epidemiological interaction of TB and HIV in the developing world. News on health care in developing countries. NU., 1995;9:10-13.
3. Gebre-Medhin, M, Proos, A.S. Introduction. NU News on health care in developing countries. NU., 1995;9:3.
4. World Health Organization press release WHO/22. TB death reach historic levels. Geneva, March, 21,1996.
5. Chaulet, P. The new tuberculosis people. Editorial. TB and HIV Newsletter. Geneva, WHO., June-August, 1996:4.
6. TB preventive therapy in HIV infected individual. Tubercle and Lung Disease 1994;75:96-5.
7. Singer, C. The threat of tuberculosis. Groups at risk, WHO report on tuberculosis epidemic., Geneva, WHO., 1996;2:23.
8. Tuberculosis and children: The missing diagnosis A special supplement to child health dialogue. London, AHRTAG., April-June, 1996;1:5.
9. The global challenge of tuberculiosis. Editorial. The Lancet, 1994;344:277.
10. Ministry of Health, Government of Pakistan PC-1 Form National Tuberculosis Control Programme for 1996-97 to 2001. Islamabad, Govt of Pakistan, 1996; pp. 2-6.
11. Ramachandran, R.S. Tuberculosis in children experience with 1284 cases Indian Pediatrics, 1968;5:564-71.
12. Magotra, M.L., Andushar, G.P. and Katira, O.P. Primary pulmonary tuberculosis in children. Indian Pediatrics, 1974;9:529-23.
13. Bhakoo, O.N. and Gupta, S.P. Tuberculosis in children Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 1969;36:65-70.
14. Lloyd, A.V.C. Tuberculosis test in children with malnutrition. Br.Med.J., 1968;3:529-31.
15. Okeahialam, T.C. Diagnostic criteria of tuberculosis in malmourished children. E..Afr.Med.J., 1974;51:79-89.
16. de Onis, M., Monteiro, C., Akre, J. et al. The worldwide magnitude of protein energy malnutrition. An overview from the WHO global database on child growth. Bull.WHO., 1993;71:703-12
17. Goemen, A., Kipen, N., Ertan, V. et al. Is the BCG test of diagnostic value in TB? Tubercle and Lung Disease, 1994;75:54-57.
18. Udani, P.M. Tuberculosis in childhood. Paediatric clsinics of India, 1968;3:163-64
19. Speck, W.T. Tuberculosis. In Behrman, R.C., Kleigman, R.M., Nelson, W.E. et al. eds. Nelson textbook of pediatrics 14th Edition. Philadelphia, WE. Saunders, 1992; pp. 763-72.
20. China tuberculosis control collaboration. Results of directly observed short course chemotherapy in 112842 Chinses patients with smear positive tuberculosis. Lancet, 1996;347:358-62.
21. Jafri, S.M.A. Tuberculosis control. An uphill task in Pakistan. Int.J.Epidemiol, 1981;10:381-82.