Open AccessCulture-Confirmed Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Children: Clinical Features, Treatment, and Outcome
Author(s) -
James A. Seddon,
Anneke C. Hesseling,
M. Willemse,
P. R. Donald,
H. Simon Schaaf
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/cir772
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , coinfection , odds ratio , sputum culture , retrospective cohort study , sputum , pediatrics , surgery , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , pathology
Multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis in children is frequently associated with delayed diagnosis and treatment. There is limited evidence regarding the management and outcome of children with MDR-tuberculosis.
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