Demographic and microbial characteristics and drug resistance of childhood tuberculosis in Istanbul: analysis of 1,541 cases

ÇAKIR E., Erdem E., OZLU N., SEBER E., GENCER S., Kilicaslan Z.

JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, cilt.8, sa.3, ss.304-309, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 8 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3855/jidc.3950
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.304-309
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: Although tuberculosis (TB) is frequently seen in Turkey, there are limited studies on childhood TB. We aimed to describe clinical and laboratory findings, including drug resistance, of children with TB in Istanbul, Turkey.