Intermittent short course therapy for pediatric tuberculosis

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 93-96

  Indumathi, C K ^a   Prasanna, K Kumar ^a   Dinakar, Chitra ^a   Shet, Anita ^a   Lewin, S ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Childhood tuberculosis; Intermittent therapy; RNTCP

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL TUBERCULOSIS; ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BREAST TUBERCULOSIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL TUBERCULOMA; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; LYMPHADENITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL TUBERCULOSIS; PEDIATRICIAN; PLEURA EFFUSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELAPSE; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS; TUBERCULOUS PERICARDITIS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 74749107055     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-010-0012-7     Document Type: Article

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