Clinical profile and treatment outcome of tuberculous lymphadenitis in children using dots strategy

Indian Journal of Tuberculosis

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 4-11

  Sharma, Sangeeta ^a   Sarin, Rohit ^a   Khalid, U K ^a   Singla, N ^a   Sharma, P P ^a   Behera, D ^a  

^a LRS Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases   (India)

Author keywords

Anti tuberculosis therapy; Childhood tuberculosis; Directly Observed Treatment Short course (DOTS); Pediatric tuberculosis; Tuberculous lymphadenitis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, LYMPH NODE;

EID: 76149130077     PISSN: 00195707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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