Pulmonary tuberculosis in a 4-month-old twin: Hereditary versus environmental factors

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 848-849

  Castrillon D M ^a   Mejia S A ^a   Hernandez J M ^a,b   Robledo, J ^a,b  

^a Unidad de Biología Celular y Molecular   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PONTIFICIA BOLIVARIANA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GASTRIC SUCTION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; INFANT; LETTER; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TWINS;

BCG VACCINE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 84878287888     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.13.0090     Document Type: Letter

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