Tuberculous dactylitis-an easily missed diagnosis

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1303-1310

  Ritz, N ^a,b,c   Connell, T G ^a,c   Tebruegge, M ^a,c   Johnstone, B R ^c   Curtis, N ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ETHIONAMIDE; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

BCG VACCINATION; BONE BIOPSY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS DACTYLITIS; TUBERCULOUS OSTEOMYELITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FINGER PHALANGES; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, OSTEOARTICULAR;

EID: 80054742071     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-011-1239-5     Document Type: Review

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