Liječnički vjesnik, Vol. 137 No. 3-4, 2015.
Original scientific paper
CHARACTERISTICS OF CHILDREN TUBERCULOSIS IN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CENTRE SPLIT FROM 1990 TO 2012
Neven Pavlov
Slavica Dragišić-Ivulić
Ana Simičić Majce
Marija Tonkić
Ivana Goić-Barišić
Abstract
Childhood tuberculosis is a unique disease regarding epidemiological and clinical features. The most effective measures to combat the spread of the disease are rapid detection and prompt and effective treatment. As most of the children have negative sputum microscopy, rapid diagnosis can be challenging. In this paper, the data on incidence, treatment, diagnostic and clinical characteristics of children treated for tuberculosis in the University Hospital Centre Split during 22 years are presented.
Keywords
Tuberculosis – epidemiology, diagnosis, drug therapy, prevention and control; Retrospective studies; Child; Croatia – epidemiology
Hrčak ID:
172683
URI
Publication date:
5.5.2015.
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