Tuberculosis in New Zealand, 1992-2001: A resurgence

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1157-1161

  Howie, S ^a,b   Voss, L ^c   Baker, M ^d,e   Calder, L ^f   Grimwood, K ^e   Byrnes, C ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^d INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^f Auckland Regional Public Health Unit   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMIGRANT; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; POVERTY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 27644440285     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2004.066415     Document Type: Review

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