Diagnosis and management of pediatric tuberculosis in Canada.
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CMAJ | JANUARY 9, 2017 | VOLUME 189 | ISSUE 1 E11 T uberculosis (TB) is uncommon in children and adolescents in Canada, and diagnosis is often delayed because of a lack of diagnostic suspicion.1 Social determinants of health, including poverty, underscore its incidence and prevalence in countries with high TB burden but also among indigenous peoples in Canada in whom endemic TB remains a serious problem. We review the epidemiology, clinical presentation and diagnostic testing of children with TB in Canada and discuss safe management of latent TB infection. Because TB disease in childhood is best treated by an experienced multidisciplinary team,2,3 we discuss only briefly aspects of treatment relevant to a general clinician and refer to other resources for more details (Box 1).3,4
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عنوان ژورنال:
- CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne
دوره 189 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017