Bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis in childhood : clinical and radiological features
| dc.contributor.author | Donald, P. R. | en_ZA |
| dc.contributor.author | Ball, J. B. | en_ZA |
| dc.contributor.author | Burger, P. J. | en_ZA |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-03-18T14:57:35Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-03-18T14:57:35Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1985 | |
| dc.description | CITATION: Donald, P. R., Ball, J. B. & Burger, P. J. 1985. Bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis in childhood : clinical and radiological features. South African Medical Journal, 67:588-590. | |
| dc.description | The original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za | |
| dc.description.abstract | Over a 4-year period 185 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis in children were confirmed by culture of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, usually from gastric aspirate. The majority of cases occurred in boys (62%) and the younger age groups were more commonly affected - 26% of patients were less than 1 year old and 65% less than 3 years of age. At the time of presentation 40% of the 151 children tested had a negative tuberculin test. A chest radiograph was available in 136 cases. The commonest changes seen were lymphadenopathy (63%) and segmental lesions (56%). The latter affected mainly the right lung and in particular the right middle lobe. Cavitating tuberculous disease was present in 19 children, including 5 aged less than 1 year. | |
| dc.description.version | Publisher’s version | |
| dc.format.extent | 3 pages | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2078-5135 (online) | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0256-9574 (print) | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/7516 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Health & Medical Publishing Group | |
| dc.rights.holder | South African Medical Journal | |
| dc.subject | Tuberculosis in children | en_ZA |
| dc.title | Bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis in childhood : clinical and radiological features | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Article |
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