Clinical characteristics of tuberculosis in children in the north of Taiwan

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-46

  Lin, Yo Spring ^a   Huang, Yhu Chering ^b   Chang, Luan Yin ^c   Lin, Tzou Yien ^b   Wong, K S ^b  

^a Ton Yen General Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

BCG vaccine; Ethnology; Risk factors; Tuberculin test; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; KANAMYCIN; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS OSTEOMYELITIS; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

ADOLESCENT; BCG VACCINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; VACCINATION;

EID: 14744295767     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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