Open AccessSpectrum of Disease in Children Treated for Tuberculosis at a Tertiary Children's Hospital in Australia
Author(s) -
Philip N Britton,
Vincent Yeung,
Christopher Lowbridge,
David Isaacs,
Ben J. Marais
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of the pediatric infectious diseases society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.269
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2048-7207
pISSN - 2048-7193
DOI - 10.1093/jpids/pit009
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , pediatrics , lethargy , interferon gamma release assay , disease , tuberculin , mycobacterium tuberculosis , pathology , latent tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) notification rates in Australia have plateaued at a low level, but the pediatric disease burden remains poorly described. Child cases provide a marker of recent transmission and present unique diagnostic challenges.
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