The Role of Clinical Symptoms in the Diagnosis of Intrathoracic Tuberculosis in Young Children
Volume: 34, Issue: 11, Pages: 1157 - 1162
Published: Nov 1, 2015
Abstract
Childhood tuberculosis (TB) is usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) culture negative. Furthermore, clinical presentation may be altered by active case finding, isoniazid prophylaxis and early treatment. We aimed to establish the value of presenting symptoms for intrathoracic TB case diagnosis among young children.Healthy, HIV-uninfected, South African infants in an efficacy trial of a novel TB vaccine (MVA85A) were followed for 2 years for...
Paper Details
Title
The Role of Clinical Symptoms in the Diagnosis of Intrathoracic Tuberculosis in Young Children
Published Date
Nov 1, 2015
Volume
34
Issue
11
Pages
1157 - 1162
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