Mycobacterium avium Lymphadenopathy among Children, Sweden

We studied Mycobacterium avium lymphadenopathy in 183 Swedish children (<7 years of age) from 1998 through 2003. Seasonal variation in the frequency of the disease, with a peak in October and a low point in April, suggests cyclic environmental factors. We also found a higher incidence of the dise...

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Autores principales: Thegerström, Johanna, Romanus, Victoria, Friman, Vanda, Brudin, Lars, Haemig, Paul D., Olsen, Björn
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2570918/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18394289
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1404.060570
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Sumario:We studied Mycobacterium avium lymphadenopathy in 183 Swedish children (<7 years of age) from 1998 through 2003. Seasonal variation in the frequency of the disease, with a peak in October and a low point in April, suggests cyclic environmental factors. We also found a higher incidence of the disease in children who live close to water.

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