Some current concepts on childhood tuberculosis

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 387-397

  Kabra, S K ^a   Lodha, Rakesh ^a   Seth, V ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Childhood tuberculosis; DOTS; Epidemiology; Polymerase chain reaction; Serodiagnosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

BACTERIUM CULTURE; BCG VACCINATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; LUNG LAVAGE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 8644224900     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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