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Erschienen in: Pediatric Radiology 6/2014

01.06.2014 | Minisymposium

Point-of-care ultrasound: a simple protocol to improve diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis

verfasst von: Sabine Bélard, Tom Heller, Martin P. Grobusch, Heather J. Zar

Erschienen in: Pediatric Radiology | Ausgabe 6/2014

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Childhood tuberculosis (TB) accounts for a considerable burden of morbidity and mortality in many resource-limited settings [1]. Because of the nonspecific clinical signs and symptoms, the paucibacillary nature of TB and the difficulty in obtaining good specimens for microbiological testing, diagnosing pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis in children can be challenging. Extrapulmonary TB is a special concern in children infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). …
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Metadaten
Titel
Point-of-care ultrasound: a simple protocol to improve diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis
verfasst von
Sabine Bélard
Tom Heller
Martin P. Grobusch
Heather J. Zar
Publikationsdatum
01.06.2014
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Pediatric Radiology / Ausgabe 6/2014
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-014-2971-7

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