Tuberculosis among children in Oslo, Norway, from 1998 to 2009

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 11-12, 2010, Pages 866-872

  Krogh, Kristin ^a   Surén, Pål ^b   Mengshoel, Anne Torunn ^c   Brandtzæg, Petter ^a,d  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIRTHPLACE; CHILD; COXITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG HILUS; LUNG INFILTRATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NORWAY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; TOXICITY; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; TUBERCULOUS PLEURISY; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

EID: 78549266205     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2010.508461     Document Type: Article

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