Childhood tuberculosis: Epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and vaccination

Pediatrics and Neonatology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 295-302

  Tsai, Kuo Sheng ^a   Chang, Hsiao Ling ^b,c   Chien, Shun Tien ^d   Chen, Kwo Liang ^e   Chen, Kou Huang ^e   Mai, Ming Hsin ^a   Chen, Kow Tong ^f  

^a TAINAN SIN LAU HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d Chest Hospital   (Taiwan)

^e CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Childhood; Incidence; Taiwan; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMINOSALICYLIC ACID; BCG VACCINE; CYCLOSERINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; KANAMYCIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; PROTIONAMIDE; PYRAZINAMIDE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFAMPICIN; STEROID; STREPTOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; HUMAN; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; MORBIDITY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; REVIEW; SPUTUM CULTURE; TAIWAN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; VACCINATION;

CHILDHOOD; INCIDENCE; TAIWAN; TUBERCULOSIS;

CHILD; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; TAIWAN; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS VACCINES; VACCINATION;

EID: 84889102327     PISSN: 18759572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2013.01.019     Document Type: Review

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