Multicentric analysis of childhood tuberculosis in Turkey

PEKCAN, SEVGİ; ASLAN, AYŞE; Kiper, Nural; Uysal, Gulnar; Gurkan, Fuat; PATIROĞLU, TÜRKAN; Ozturk, Mustafa; Ozen, Metehan; Dagli, Elif; Dogru, Ulker; KOCABAŞ, EMİNE; Sarisoy, Ozlem; Kocak, Abdulkadir; UZUNER, Nevin; REİSLİ, İSMAİL; Bolat, Ayse; Uguz, Aysen; Karakelleoglu, Cahit; Uyan, Ayten; KÖSE, MEHMET; Cinel, Guzin; Cobanoglu, Nazan; Yalcin, Ebru; DOĞRU ERSÖZ, DENİZ; Ozcelik, HAYRİYE

Multicentric analysis of childhood tuberculosis in Turkey

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PEKCAN S., ASLAN A. T., Kiper N., Uysal G., Gurkan F., PATIROĞLU T., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.55, no.2, pp.121-129, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 55 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2013
Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.121-129
Keywords: childhood tuberculosis, Turkey, tuberculin skin test, directly observed treatment, PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS, MYCOBACTERIUM-TUBERCULOSIS, PEDIATRIC TUBERCULOSIS, CHILDREN, DIAGNOSIS, INFECTION, EPIDEMIOLOGY, INFANTS, CITY
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Only a few series of pediatric tuberculosis (TB) have been reported in the last 20 years. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical, radiological, microbiological, and treatment characteristics of childhood TB.