Management of pediatric contacts of multidrug resistant tuberculosis in the United Kingdom

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 926-927

  Williams, Bhanu ^a   Ramroop, Shiva ^b   Shah, Pooja ^c   Anderson, Laura ^d   Das, Sreena ^e   Riddell, Anna ^e   Liebeschuetz, Susan ^e   Bernatoniene, Jolanta ^f   Shingadia, Delane ^b   Kampmann, Beate ^g,h  

^a EALING HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^e BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f BRISTOL ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^g IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^h MRC Unit   (Gambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LETTER; MULTIDRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPUTUM EXAMINATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTACT TRACING; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT;

EID: 84880622027     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31829157e9     Document Type: Letter

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