Childhood tuberculosis in Malawi: Nationwide case-finding and treatment outcomes

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 424-431

  Harries, A D ^a   Hargreaves, N J ^a   Graham, S M ^a   Mwansambo, C ^a   Kazembe, P ^a   Broadhead, R L ^a   Maher, D ^a   Salaniponi, F M ^a  

^a British High Commission Lilongwe   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Case finding treatment outcomes; Childhood tuberculosis; Malawi

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CASE FINDING; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; LYMPHADENITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; MORTALITY; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIMARY TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE DISEASE; SPUTUM SMEAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALAWI; ODDS RATIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0036244469     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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