Clinical features and incidence of Mycobacterium avium infections in children

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 6-7, 2008, Pages 481-486

  Thegerström, Johanna ^a,b   Friman, Vanda ^c   Nylén, Olle ^c   Romanus, Victoria ^d   Olsen, Björn ^e,f  

^a KALMAR COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Linkoping University Medical School   (Sweden)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^e LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BCG VACCINE; CLARITHROMYCIN; ETHAMBUTOL; GAMMA INTERFERON; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG CHOICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; LYMPHADENITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; NONHUMAN; SCAR FORMATION; SWEDEN; TUBERCULIN TEST;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEDEN; TUBERCULOSIS, LYMPH NODE;

EID: 47349108496     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540701840088     Document Type: Article

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