Journal article
Pulmonary tuberculosis in infants less than one year old: implications for early diagnosis
Abstract
Tuberculosis in older children has been well described; however, its description in infants is very limited. There are a few studies of infants with tuberculosis in the literature. In this study from February 2007 to May 2009, cases of infantile tuberculosis investigated retrospectively. Thirteen patients with pulmonary tuberculosis detected. Mean age of the patients was 168.8 days. The most frequent symptoms were cough in 10 (72.4%) patients, …
Authors
Bayhan GI; Ekşioğlu AS; Kitiş Çelik B; Tanır G
Journal
Tuberkuloz ve Toraks, Vol. 59, No. 1, pp. 36–42
Publisher
Bilimsel Tip Publishing House
Publication Date
3 2011
DOI
10.5578/tt.2150
ISSN
0494-1373