Advances in diagnosis and therapy of childhood tuberculosis

Paediatric Respiratory Reviews

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Woods, Charles R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

BCG vaccine; contact investigation; gastric aspirate culture; multi drug resistance; skin testing; tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; DIARYLQUINOLINE; QUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TUBERCULIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN TEST; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 33745447004     PISSN: 15260542     EISSN: 15260550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prrv.2006.04.223     Document Type: Review

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