Epidemiology of Pediatric Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in the United States, 1993–2014

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is an important global public health threat, but accurate estimates of MDR-TB burden among children are lacking. We analyzed demographic, clinical, and laboratory data for newly diagnosed pediatric (age

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical infectious diseases 2017-11, Vol.65 (9), p.1437-1443
Hauptverfasser:	Smith, Sarah E., Pratt, Robert, Trieu, Lisa, Barry, Pennan M., Thai, Dzung T., Ahuja, Shama Desai, Shah, Sarita
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Antitubercular Agents - therapeutic use ARTICLES AND COMMENTARIES Child Child, Preschool Children Childrens health Criteria Culture Demographics Disease resistance Drug resistance Epidemiology Female Health risks Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Isoniazid Male Multidrug resistance Multidrug resistant organisms Mycobacterium tuberculosis Pediatrics Public health Retrospective Studies Rifampin Tuberculosis Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant - drug therapy Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant - epidemiology Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant - microbiology United States - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is an important global public health threat, but accurate estimates of MDR-TB burden among children are lacking. We analyzed demographic, clinical, and laboratory data for newly diagnosed pediatric (age
ISSN:	1058-4838 1537-6591
DOI:	10.1093/cid/cix561