Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in an Asymptomatic Child, Sibling, and Symptomatic Pregnant Mother in New York City by Tuberculin Skin Testing and the Importance of Screening High-Risk Urban Populations for Tuberculosis

Case series Patient: Female, 37 • Female, 2 Final Diagnosis: Mycobacterium tuberculosis Symptoms: Positive PPD Medication: — Clinical Procedure: — Specialty: Pediatrics and Neonatology OBJECTIVE: Challenging differential diagnosis BACKGROUND: In 2017, in New York City (NYC), 86% of the cases of tube...

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Autores principales: John, Minnie, Chhikara, Aditya, John, Deepthi M., Khawar, Nayaab, Brown, Brande, Narula, Pramod
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International Scientific Literature, Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6118046/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30139931
http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/AJCR.909148

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6118046/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30139931
http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/AJCR.909148

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