Nontuberculous mycobacterial infection in children: A prospective national study

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 801-805

  Blyth, Christopher C ^a,b,l   Best, Emma J ^a   Jones, Cheryl A ^c,d   Nourse, Clare ^e,f   Goldwater, Paul N ^g,h   Daley, Andrew J ^i,j   Burgner, David ^k   Henry, Guy ^a   Palasanthiran, Pamela ^a,b  

^a SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^e MATER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^g WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

ⁱ ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^k UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^l Microbiology Laboratory Services   (Australia)

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Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Lymphadenitis; Mycobacterial infection; Nontuberculous mycobacteria

Indexed keywords

ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; RIFAMYCIN; ROXITHROMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FACIAL NERVE INJURY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFECTION RATE; LUNG DISEASE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM LENTIFLAVUM; NONTUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIAL INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS;

EID: 70249101037     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31819f7b3f     Document Type: Article

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