Inhaled corticosteroid therapy is safe in tuberculin-positive asthmatic children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 215-218

  Bahçeciler, Nerin N ^a,b   Nuhoǧlu, Yonca ^a   Nursoy, Mustafa A ^a   Kodalli, Nihat ^a   Barlan, Işil B ^a   Başaran, Müdat M ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b Vefa Bey Sok   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Asthma; Inhaled budesonide; Purified protein derivative; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; TUBERCULIN;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFECTION; THORAX SCINTISCANNING; TUBERCULIN TEST;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ASTHMA; BUDESONIDE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0342314516     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200003000-00008     Document Type: Article

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