Clinical perspectives of childhood tuberculosis in Taiwan

Tzong Shiann Ho; Shih Min Wang; Ching Fen Shen; Kuan Hsien Lee; Ching Chuan Liu

doi:10.1016/j.jfma.2011.11.002

Clinical perspectives of childhood tuberculosis in Taiwan

Tzong Shiann Ho, Shih Min Wang, Ching Fen Shen, Kuan Hsien Lee, Ching Chuan Liu

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Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) is an important public health issue in Taiwan and worldwide. Taiwan has made major progress in combating TB in the past 40 years. However, childhood TB still constitutes a significant challenge in disease control. From January to mid December 2011, 369 new cases of pediatric TB were confirmed. The relatively low case number and variable clinical presentations made it difficult for early detection. Latent TB infections in children also pose further complexity in clinical management. Knowledge of the clinical features of active and latent TB infection is crucial for efficient TB control.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	737-743
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume	110
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfma.2011.11.002
Publication status	Published - 2011 Dec

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