Diagnosis and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection in Korea

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 101-117

  Shim, Tae Sun ^a   Koh, Won Jung ^b   Yim, Jae Joon ^c   Lew, Woo Jin ^d  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Korean Institute of Tuberculosis   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BCG VACCINATION; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KOREA; LATENT PERIOD; LUNG FIBROSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SKIN MANIFESTATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 7644225930     PISSN: 03780066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4046/trd.2004.57.2.101     Document Type: Review

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