Childhood tuberculosis in South Africa - What is the present status?

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 10 II, 2007, Pages 972-

  Gie, Robert P ^a   Zar, Heather ^b   Jeena, Prakash ^c   Beyers, Nulda ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; PREVALENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 35648954110     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

References (2)

1. Marais BJ, Hesseling AC, Gie RP, Schaaf HS, Beyers N. The burden of childhood tuberculosis and the accuracy of community based surveillance data. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2006; 10: 259-263.
2. Lawn SD, Bekker L-G, Middelkop K, Wood R. Impact of HIV infection on the epidemiology of tuberculosis in a peri-urban community in South Africa: The need for age specific interventions. Clin Infect Dis 2006; 42: 1040-1047.