Ten-year experience of children with tuberculosis in southern Taiwan

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 516-520

  Nong, Bao Ren ^a   Chuang, Chih Ming ^a   Huang, Yung Feng ^a   Hsieh, Kai Sheng ^a   Liu, Yung Ching ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis pulmonary

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUBERCULOSIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TAIWAN; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS; TUBERCULOUS OSTEOMYELITIS; DISEASE COURSE; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; TUBERCULOUS ARTHRITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUGH; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, LYMPH NODE; TUBERCULOSIS, OSTEOARTICULAR; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 77954662025     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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