TB in developing countries: Diagnosis and treatment

Paediatric Respiratory Reviews

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Singh, Varinder ^a  

^a KALAWATI SARAN CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

BACTEC; childhood tuberculosis; directly observed therapy; intermittent therapy; mycobacterial detection and isolation; PCR; PPD; serological tests

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULIN;

ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICIAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEROLOGY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 33745221647     PISSN: 15260542     EISSN: 15260550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prrv.2006.04.222     Document Type: Review

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