Tuberculosis Infection in Children

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• Alternative Title:
  J Nurse Pract
• Personal Author:
  Stewart, Rebekah J. ; Wortham, Jonathan ; Parvez, Farah ; Bamrah Morris, Sapna ; Kirking, Hannah L. ; Hatzenbuehler Cameron, Lindsay ; Cruz, Andrea T.
• Description:
  Globally, tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of infectious disease mortality; however, clinicians in the United States are increasingly unfamiliar with TB and the recommended tests and treatment for latent TB infection. Compared with adults, children who develop TB more often develop severe disease, and children < 2 years are particularly susceptible to developing TB disease after initial infection. Nurse practitioners who work in primary care are on the front lines of identifying children at high risk and obtaining testing and treatment. This article reviews the clinical course for identifying children at risk for TB and provides updated guidelines for testing and treatment.
• Subjects:
  Article Children Infection Latent Pediatric Tuberculosis
• Source:
  J Nurse Pract. 16(9):673-678
• Pubmed ID:
  35912314
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC9335346
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  16
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:81d7094f2b2ffed408b9337778ac87b8106fc9dc74de0ca5da535a8d3bbb21d4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/119837/cdc_119837_DS1.pdf
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