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https://dora.health.qld.gov.au/qldresearchjspui/handle/1/2618| Title: | Diagnosis of miliary tuberculosis in an infant in metropolitan Australia: Detection of infection in 19 further family members,four with pulmonary disease | Authors: | Walpola, Hiranthi Pinzon‐Charry, Alberto Wamsley, Margaret Abrahall, Rebecca Burke, Andrew Nourse, Clare Pinzon-Charry, Alberto Clark, Julia |
Issue Date: | 2018 | Source: | 54, (1), 2018, p. 80-83 | Pages: | 80-83 | Journal: | Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health | Abstract: | The article discusses the case of an infant diagnosed with miliary tuberculosis (TB). Topics discussed included the patient's initial presentation of cough, fever and tachypnea, the results of chest X-ray and computed tomography, and management of the condition with isoniazid, rifampicin, ethambutol and pyrazinamide. Also highlighted is the detection of TB in other family members.case study; review. Journal Subset: Australia & New Zealand; Biomedical; Blind Peer Reviewed; Editorial Board Reviewed; Expert Peer Reviewed. Instrumentation: Infant Characteristics Questionnaire (ICQ) (Bates et al). NLM UID: 9005421.PMID: NLM28940927. | DOI: | 10.1111/jpc.13706 | Resources: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,athens&db=ccm&AN=127191513&site=ehost-live | Keywords: | Severity of Illness Indices;Prognosis;Contact Tracing;Queensland;Radiography, Thoracic -- Methods;Tomography, X-Ray Computed -- Methods;Infection Control;Incidence;Risk Assessment;Drug Therapy, Combination;Questionnaires;Antitubercular Agents -- Therapeutic Use;Mycobacterium Tuberculosis;Tuberculosis, Pulmonary;Family;Male;Infant;Tuberculosis, Pulmonary -- Drug Therapy;TuberculosisTuberculosis -- Drug Therapy | Type: | Article |
| Appears in Sites: | Children's Health Queensland Publications |
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