Abstract
Children with presumed tuberculosis who are in contact with a multidrug-resistant source case should be treated according to the drug susceptibility of the source case's isolate. However, it is important to obtain a microbiologic diagnosis as it is possible for the child to have a different susceptibility profile to the source case. We present 2 such cases.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Antitubercular Agents / pharmacology*
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Child, Preschool
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Family Health*
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis / drug effects*
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification*
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Tuberculosis / microbiology*