Two cases of congenital tuberculosis in very young infants

Italian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 136-139

  Krzysztofiak, A ^a   Vincenzi, R ^b   Lancella, L ^a   Ticca, Fausto ^a  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Congenital; Infants; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CONGENITAL INFECTION; CONGENITAL TUBERCULOSIS; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEPATOMEGALY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER CALCIFICATION; LIVER DISEASE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; NEWBORN; PLEURISY; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SEIZURE; SPLEEN CALCIFICATION; SPLEEN DISEASE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; VOMITING;

EID: 23644450218     PISSN: 17208424     EISSN: 18247288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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