Pediatric Tuberculosis

Seminars in Respiratory Infections

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 272-291

  Loeffler, Ann M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Legacy Emanuel Children's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANOREXIA; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CHILD; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; EYE TOXICITY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LIVER TOXICITY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALAISE; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; MILK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN TEST; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VOMITING;

EID: 0348141719     PISSN: 08820546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/S0882-0546(03)00071-9     Document Type: Review

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