Epidemiology of childhood tuberculosis in the United States, 1993-2001: The need for continued vigilance

Pediatrics

Volumn 114, Issue 2 I, 2004, Pages 333-341

  Nelson, Lisa J ^a,b   Schneider, Eileen ^a   Wells, Charles D ^a   Moore, Marisa ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Division of Tuberculosis Elimination   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Epidemiology; Pediatrics; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; MINORITY GROUP; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PHILIPPINES; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RACE; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; UNITED STATES; VIET NAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3442890857     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.114.2.333     Document Type: Article

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