Risk factors for latent tuberculosis infection among children in New York City

Pediatrics

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 999-1003

  Saiman, Lisa ^a   San Gabriel, Pablo ^a   Schulte, Joann ^b   Vargas, Miosotis Pimentel ^a   Kenyon, Thomas ^b   Onorato, Ida ^b  

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

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Latent infection; Latent tuberculosis infection; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; BIRTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TRAVEL; TUBERCULIN TEST; UNITED STATES;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0035002852     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.107.5.999     Document Type: Article

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