Pediatric and adolescent tuberculosis in Latvia, 2011-2014: Case detection, diagnosis and treatment

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 637-644

  Ziemele, B ^a   Ranka, R ^b   Ozere, I ^a,c  

^a RIGA STRADINS UNIVERSITY   (Latvia)

^b LATVIAN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND STUDY CENTRE   (Latvia)

^c RIGA EAST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Latvia)

Author keywords

Chest X ray; Computed tomography scan; Mantoux test; Paediatric; TB

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; OFLOXACIN; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LATVIA; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS; CONTACT EXAMINATION; INFANT; MULTIDRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; NEWBORN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTACT TRACING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LATVIA; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 85018865765     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: 18157920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.16.0270     Document Type: Review

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