Clinical practice : DDiagnosis of childhood tuberculosis

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 168, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1285-1290

  Rigouts, L ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Children; Diagnosis; Disease; Infection; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; ISONIAZID; TUBERCULIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COUGHING; DIAGNOSIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMAGING; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MIXED INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HEALTH SURVEY; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SPUTUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; SPUTUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 70349627042     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-009-0988-y     Document Type: Review

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