Diagnosis, treatment and prevention of tuberculosis in children.

Philip Britton, Carlos M Perez-Velez, Ben J Marais
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In Australia, tuberculosis notification rates have plateaued at a low level and disease is highly concentrated in immigrant communities where children may be affected. Many clinicians regard tuberculosis as an adult disease, hence it is rarely considered in the differential diagnosis of sick children. This paper provides a brief overview of the natural history of the disease in children to demonstrate the importance of taking a careful tuberculosis exposure history. It also provides guidance regarding the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of tuberculosis in children. The management of paediatric cases is not difficult if important differences with adult disease are carefully considered; these differences are discussed in detail.

儿童结核病的诊断、治疗和预防。
在澳大利亚,结核病通报率稳定在低水平,疾病高度集中在儿童可能受到影响的移民社区。许多临床医生认为结核病是一种成人疾病,因此很少在患病儿童的鉴别诊断中加以考虑。这篇文章提供了一个简单的概述自然历史的疾病在儿童,以证明采取一个仔细的结核暴露史的重要性。它还就儿童结核病的诊断、治疗和预防提供指导。如果仔细考虑与成人疾病的重要差异,儿科病例的管理并不困难;详细讨论了这些差异。
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