Age-related tuberculosis incidence and severity in children under 5 years of age in Cape Town, South Africa

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 149-154

  Moyo, Sizulu ^a   Verver, S ^b,c   Mahomed, H ^a   Hawkridge, A ^d   Kibel, M ^a   Hatherill, M ^a   Tameris, M ^a   Geldenhuys, H ^a   Hanekom, W ^a   Hussey, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b KNCV TUBERCULOSIS FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Incidence; Severity; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BACTERIOLOGY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS; VIRUS DETECTION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUGH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 77049091857     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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