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Papulonecrotic tuberculid in children: A report of eight patients
(1996)
Papulonecrotic tuberculid (PNT), a form of cutaneous tuberculosis (TB), is uncommon in children. We identified eight children (six girls and two boys) with PNT. Their ages ranged from 19 to 139 months (median: 47.5 months, ...
Evaluation of young children in household contact with adult multidrug- resistant pulmonary tuberculosis cases
(1999)
Background. The prevention and management of multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis has received much attention, but little attention has been given to children with MDR tuberculosis or children in contact with adults with ...
Culture-positive tuberculosis in human immunodeficiency virus type 1- infected children
(1998)
Background. Adults infected by HIV have increased susceptibility to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and progress more rapidly to disease. HIV and tuberculosis (TB) coinfection in children has been reported but often lacks ...
The 5-year outcome of multidrug resistant tuberculosis patients in the Cape Province of South Africa
(1996)
Little is known about the outcome of multidrug resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) in developing countries. In this study, 443 patients with MDR-TB, defined as resistance to two Or more antituberculosis drugs, were identified ...