Adult contacts in children with tuberculosis.
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چکیده
The diagnosis of tuberculosis in children is difficult because of the paucibacillary nature of infection. Uniform diagnostic criteria have not been generally accepted and the currently available guidelines differ widely. A simple, reliable and rapid diagnostic test for the diagnosis of active tuberculosis has still to be evolved. So the diagnosis of tuberculosis still depends on the conventional methods and based on clinical history, tuberculin test, contact detection and chest skiagram.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Indian pediatrics
دوره 34 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1997