Childhood TB epidemiology and treatment outcomes in Thailand: A TB active surveillance network, 2004 to 2006

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Lolekha, Rangsima ^a   Anuwatnonthakate, Amornrat ^a   Nateniyom, Sriprapa ^a   Sumnapun, Surin ^b   Yamada, Norio ^c   Wattanaamornkiat, Wanpen ^d   Sattayawuthipong, Wanchai ^e   Charusuntonsri, Pricha ^f   Sanguanwongse, Natpatou ^g   Wells, Charles D ^h   Varma, Jay K ^a,h  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^b Chiang Rai Provincial Public Health Office   (Thailand)

^c Res Institute of Tuberculosis (RIT)   (Thailand)

^d Office of Disease Prevention and Control 7   (Thailand)

^e Phuket Provincial Health Office   (Thailand)

^f Bangkok Metropolitan Health Administration   (Thailand)

^g Bamrasnaradura Infectious Disease Institute   (Thailand)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; LAMIVUDINE; NEVIRAPINE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STAVUDINE; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; SPUTUM CULTURE; SPUTUM SMEAR; THAILAND; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; HEALTH SURVEY; INCIDENCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; THAILAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 48549093547     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-94     Document Type: Article

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