Mycobacterial infections in children in Central Tunisia. A study of 31 cases including 7 disseminated BCG-osis;Infections mycobacteriennes chez l'enfant dans le Centre Tunisien. Étude de 31 cas dont 7 cas de becegite disseminée

Tunisie Medicale

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 777-781

  Chemli, Jalel ^a   Barbouche, Mohamed Ridha ^b   Missaoui, Najet ^a   Lakhoua, Youssef ^a   Dellagi, Koussey ^b   Essoussi, Ahmed Sahloul ^c   Harbi, Abdelaziz ^a  

^a SAHLOUL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^c FARHAT HACHED HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Child; Disseminated becegitis; Immunodeficiency; Mycobacterial infection; Tuberculosis; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

CLOFAZIMINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RECOMBINANT GAMMA INTERFERON; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFANT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; PEDIATRIC WARD; PREVALENCE; TUNISIA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULOSIS; TUNISIA;

EID: 33846174609     PISSN: 00414131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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