Demographic and microbial characteristics and drug resistance of childhood tuberculosis in Istanbul: analysis of 1,541 cases | Zendy

Erkan Çakır | Zendy; Ela Erdem Eralp | Zendy; Nagihan Özlü | Zendy; Engin Seber | Zendy; Serap Gençer | Zendy; Zeki Kılıçaslan | Zendy

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Demographic and microbial characteristics and drug resistance of childhood tuberculosis in Istanbul: analysis of 1,541 cases

Author(s) -

Erkan Çakır,

Ela Erdem Eralp,

Nagihan Özlü,

Engin Seber,

Serap Gençer,

Zeki Kılıçaslan

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.3950

Subject(s) - tuberculosis , drug resistance , environmental health , medicine , resistance (ecology) , drug resistant tuberculosis , drug , demography , traditional medicine , mycobacterium tuberculosis , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , psychiatry , sociology , pathology , ecology

Although tuberculosis (TB) is frequently seen in Turkey, there are limited studies on childhood TB. We aimed to describe clinical and laboratory findings, including drug resistance, of children with TB in Istanbul, Turkey.

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