Pediatric and adolescent tuberculosis in Latvia, 2011-2014: case detection, diagnosis and treatment

OBJECTIVE: To perform a comprehensive analysis of case detection, diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) in children and adolescents in Latvia, and to evaluate the utility of the current approach.DESIGN: A retrospective study of all Latvian children and adolescents diagnosed with TB from 1 Jan...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease 2017-06, Vol.21 (6), p.637-645
Hauptverfasser:	Ziemele, B., Ranka, R., Ozere, I.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abnormalities Adolescent Adolescents Antitubercular Agents - administration & dosage Antitubercular Agents - pharmacology Chest X-Ray Child Child, Preschool Children Computed tomography Computed Tomography Scan Contact Tracing Diagnosis Drug resistance Early Diagnosis Epidemics Female Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Latvia - epidemiology Male Mantoux Test Medical diagnosis Medical treatment Paediatric Patients Radiography, Thoracic Retrospective Studies Teenagers Tomography, X-Ray Computed Treatment Outcome Tuberculosis Tuberculosis - diagnosis Tuberculosis - drug therapy Tuberculosis - epidemiology Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant - diagnosis Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant - drug therapy Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant - epidemiology Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - diagnosis Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - drug therapy Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:	OBJECTIVE: To perform a comprehensive analysis of case detection, diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) in children and adolescents in Latvia, and to evaluate the utility of the current approach.DESIGN: A retrospective study of all Latvian children and adolescents diagnosed with TB from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2014.RESULTS: Of 3081 patients diagnosed with TB during 2011-2014, 250 (8%) were aged
ISSN:	1027-3719 1815-7920
DOI:	10.5588/ijtld.16.0270