Diagnosis of pediatric tuberculosis in the modern era

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 122-126

  Neu, Natalie ^a   Saiman, Lisa ^a   San Gabriel, Pablo ^a   Whittier, Susan ^a   Knirsch, Charles ^a   Ruzal Shapiro, Carrie ^a   Della Latta, Phyllis ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Computerized tomography; Polymerase chain reaction; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NEWBORN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH SUCTION;

EID: 0033033788     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199902000-00008     Document Type: Article

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