Childhood tuberculosis: Epidemiology and natural history of disease

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 321-327

  Marais, Ben J ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Childhood; Pediatric; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PLEURA EFFUSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 79954438864     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-010-0353-1     Document Type: Article

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