Poor outcome is associated with delayed tuberculosis diagnosis in HIV-infected children in Baja California, Mexico

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 411-416

  Viani, Rolando M ^a,b   Lopez, G ^c   Chacon Cruz E ^c   Hubbard, P ^b   Spector, S A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Hospital General de Tijuana   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Children; HIV; Mexico; TB mortality; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; EFAVIRENZ; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; NELFINAVIR; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE INHIBITOR; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEXICO; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOSIS;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MEXICO; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPUTUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 41949098902     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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