Phenotypic variability in childhood TB: Implications for diagnostic endpoints in tuberculosis vaccine trials

Vaccine

Volumn 29, Issue 26, 2011, Pages 4316-4321

  Mulenga, Humphrey ^a,b   Moyo, Sizulu ^a,b   Workman, Lesley ^b   Hawkridge, Tony ^b   Verver, Suzanne ^c   Tameris, Michele ^a,b   Geldenhuys, Hennie ^a,b   Hanekom, Willem ^a,b   Mahomed, Hassan ^a,b   Hussey, Gregory ^a,b   Hatherill, Mark ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c KNCV TUBERCULOSIS FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Case definition; Child; Diagnosis; Endpoint; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOASSAY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SOUTH AFRICA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS;

BCG VACCINE; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COHORT STUDIES; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PHENOTYPE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS VACCINES; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 79957829893     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.04.020     Document Type: Article

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