Tuberculosis in adolescents: A French retrospective study of 52 cases

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 930-932

  De Pontual, Loïc ^a   Balu, Laurent ^a   Ovetchkine, Philippe ^b   Maury Tisseron, Barbara ^a   Lachassinne, Eric ^a   Cruaud, Philippe ^a   Jeantils, Vincent ^a   Valeyre, Dominique ^c   Fain, Olivier ^a   Gaudelus, Joël ^a  

^a HÔPITAL JEAN VERDIER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^c AVICENNE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Immune response; Prevention; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRANCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; STOMACH SUCTION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOUS ARTHRITIS; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; TUBERCULOUS PERITONITIS; TUBERCULOUS PLEURISY; UROGENITAL TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 33749439867     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000237919.53123.f4     Document Type: Article

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