Tuberculosis in childhood: Clinical features and problems in diagnosis. Report of 30 cases;La tuberculose de l'enfant: Aspects cliniques et problèmes diagnostiques, À propos de 30 observations

Tunisie Medicale

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-67

  Khemiri, Monia ^a   Labessi, Aymen ^a   Zouari, Samia ^a   Borgi, Aida ^a   Ben Mansour, Fafany ^a   Oubich, Fayçal ^a   Khaldi, Faouzia ^a   Barsaoui, Sihem ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Childhood; Diagnosis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BCG VACCINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRONCHIECTASIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOPENIA; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; MORTALITY; NEURITIS; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; TUNISIA;

ADOLESCENT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 66449107259     PISSN: 00414131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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