Open AccessEpidemiology and clinical management of tuberculosis in children in Canada
Author(s) -
Shaun K. Morris,
AnneMarie Demers,
Ray Lam,
Lisa G. Pell,
Ryan Giroux,
Ian Kitai
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1918-1485
pISSN - 1205-7088
DOI - 10.1093/pch/20.2.83
Subject(s) - tuberculosis , epidemiology , medicine , latent tuberculosis , disease , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , mycobacterium tuberculosis , pathology
Although often regarded as a foreign disease, latent tuberculosis or tuberculosis disease will be encountered in many clinical situations by the Canadian child health practitioner. There are key differences between tuberculosis in children and adults. In the present article, the changing epidemiology of tuberculosis in children in Canada and around the world, the pathogenesis of infection, diagnostic tests, and clinical management of childhood latent tuberculosis and tuberculosis disease are reviewed.
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